# New York S 783: Relates to municipal websites

New York S 783, Relates to municipal websites, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by James Skoufis (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-02-28 (SIGNED CHAP.97) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 783
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to municipal websites
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-28, SIGNED CHAP.97
- Sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: RULES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (197 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More local government records online: benefit, low. New York municipalities with at least 1,500 people must maintain a public, regularly updated .gov website. Population is based on the latest preceding federal census taken every 10 years. They can host their official site on another municipality’s .gov address. Smaller municipalities must comply to…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 125 | 18 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 53 | 8 |   |
| 2025-01-13 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 19 | 2 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-02-28: SIGNED CHAP.97 (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-02-26: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-02-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.100 (House)
- 2025-02-12: SUBSTITUTED FOR A3923 (House)
- 2025-02-10: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (House)
- 2025-02-10: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.57 (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S783)

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- A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed)
- S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association (signed)
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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S783)

## Related
- [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025)
- [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025)
- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025)
- [S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9968-2025)
- [S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Assoc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8953-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S783-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).