Bill Text: NY A09276 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Requires a ".gov" domain name for websites maintained by a county.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-12-23 - signed chap.755 [A09276 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A09276-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9276--A Cal. No. 485 IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JACOBSON, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the county law and the municipal home rule law, in relation to websites maintained by a county The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 55 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 55. County websites. Any county which maintains a website shall use 4 a ".gov" domain name for such website. 5 § 2. The municipal home rule law is amended by adding a new section 6 35-a to read as follows: 7 § 35-a. County websites. Any county operating under a county charter 8 as defined in section thirty-two of this part which maintains a website 9 shall use a ".gov" domain name for such website. 10 § 3. This act shall take effect August 1, 2024. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14559-02-2
