Senate Bill S176

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the state legislature be subject to the same freedom of information laws as other state agencies; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S176 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2015
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§87 & 89, rpld §88, Pub Off L; amd §70-0113, En Con L; amd §713, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5300
2011-2012: S48, A9069
2015-2016: S585

2013-S176 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the state legislature be subject to the same freedom of information laws as other state agencies.

2013-S176 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S176 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   176

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, the environmental  conservation
  law  and  the  executive  law,  in  relation to freedom of information
  pertaining to legislative documents; and to repeal certain  provisions
  of the public officers law relating thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading of section 87 of  the  public  officers
law,  as added by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as
follows:
  Access to agency AND STATE LEGISLATIVE records.
  S 2. The opening paragraph  of  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  1  of
section  87  of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 80 of the
laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
  Each agency AND HOUSE OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE shall promulgate  rules
and  regulations,  in  conformity with this article and applicable rules
and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph  (a)
of  this subdivision, and pursuant to such general rules and regulations
as may be promulgated by the committee on open government in  conformity
with  the  provisions of this article, pertaining to the availability of
records and procedures to be followed, including, but not limited to:
  S 3. The opening paragraph and  paragraph  (i)  of  subdivision  2  of
section 87 of the public officers law, the opening paragraph as added by
chapter  933 of the laws of 1977 and paragraph (i) as amended by chapter
154 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
  Each agency AND HOUSE OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE  shall,  in  accordance
with its published rules, make available for public inspection and copy-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02813-01-3
              

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