---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amends the definition of a \"public body\""
description: "Amends the definition of a \"public body\"; adds the requirement that entities created to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process, must require a quorum in order to conduct public business and consist of 2 or more members, in order to meet the definition of a \"public body\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7803"
citation: "New York S 7803 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SKOUFIS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-11"
last_action: "2022-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6167bd81-7c40-4742-99e9-620e2db3c5c6"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7803"
source_hash: "222d96438b24059e6ad979a9e3267ae9e1eeabf12e8bce77e73e568a3eb335a1"
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 S 7803 (2021-2022) — Amends the definition of a "public body"

Amends the definition of a "public body"; adds the requirement that entities created to perform a necessary function in the decision-making process, must require a quorum in order to conduct public business and consist of 2 or more members, in order to meet the definition of a "public body".

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S7803** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7803&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- SKOUFIS — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-11** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.169
- **2022-01-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-31** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-31** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8703
- **2022-01-31** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.316
- **2022-01-31** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-31** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.115 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6167bd81-7c40-4742-99e9-620e2db3c5c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).