---
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).