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legislation/us/states/ny/2021-2022/a-924.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Amends the definition of \"public body\""
+description: "Amends the definition of \"public body\" to include any entity created or appointed to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "A 924"
+citation: "New York A 924 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["PAULIN"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-01-06"
+last_action: "2021-12-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/807d16ca-a8f8-48b9-b4e0-1c570348aaea"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A924"
+source_hash: "588b326ebbe8d55baf0d84107a8af594ef9be800af7faa579e3be0796b15b5f6"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York A 924 (2021-2022) — Amends the definition of "public body"
+
+Amends the definition of "public body" to include any entity created or appointed to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A924** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A924&term=2021&Text=Y)
+2. **A924A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A924A)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Assembly Vote — **146–1** (pass) · lower
+- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- PAULIN — primary (person)
+- ABINANTI — cosponsor (person)
+- CARROLL — cosponsor (person)
+- COOK — cosponsor (person)
+- DINOWITZ — cosponsor (person)
+- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
+- GOTTFRIED — cosponsor (person)
+- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
+- MONTESANO — cosponsor (person)
+- RICHARDSON — cosponsor (person)
+- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
+- ZEBROWSKI — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-17** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-17** PRINT NUMBER 924A `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-02** REPORTED
+- **2021-06-02** RULES REPORT CAL.286
+- **2021-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.286
+- **2021-06-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2021-06-02** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1625A
+- **2021-06-07** 3RD READING CAL.464
+- **2021-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2021-06-07** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2021-12-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.676 `executive-signature`
+- **2021-12-21** APPROVAL MEMO.66
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/807d16ca-a8f8-48b9-b4e0-1c570348aaea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+