Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 13, 2017 | approval memo.33 signed chap.453 |
Dec 06, 2017 | delivered to governor |
Jun 05, 2017 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.640 substituted for s2392a |
May 01, 2017 | referred to investigations and government operations delivered to senate passed assembly |
Apr 27, 2017 | advanced to third reading cal.191 |
Apr 25, 2017 | reported |
Mar 13, 2017 | reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 07, 2017 | reported referred to codes |
Mar 02, 2017 | print number 2750a |
Mar 02, 2017 | amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations |
Jan 23, 2017 | referred to governmental operations |
assembly Bill A2750A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Anthony Brindisi
Kevin Cahill
Dov Hikind
Multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Vivian Cook
Richard Gottfried
Donna Lupardo
A2750 - Details
A2750 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2750 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, BRINDISI, CAHILL, HIKIND, JAFFEE, KAVANAGH, MAGNARELLI, ROSENTHAL, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI, FAHY -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, COOK, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, PERRY, THIELE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern- mental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to freedom of information requests and attorneys' fees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 89 of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 492 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (c) The court in such a proceeding may assess, against such agency involved, reasonable [attorney's] ATTORNEYS' fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred by such person in any case under the provisions of this section in which such person has substantially prevailed, [when: i. the agency had no reasonable basis for denying access; or ii.] AND WHEN the agency failed to respond to a request or appeal within the statutory time. THE COURT IN SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL ASSESS, AGAINST SUCH AGENCY INVOLVED, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND OTHER LITI- GATION COSTS REASONABLY INCURRED BY SUCH PERSON IN ANY CASE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IN WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS SUBSTANTIALLY PREVAILED AND THE COURT FINDS THAT THE AGENCY HAD NO REASONABLE BASIS FOR DENYING ACCESS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06775-01-7
Co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
Anthony Brindisi
Kevin Cahill
Dov Hikind
Multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Vivian Cook
Richard Gottfried
Donna Lupardo
A2750A (ACTIVE) - Details
A2750A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2750--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, BRINDISI, CAHILL, HIKIND, JAFFEE, KAVANAGH, MAGNARELLI, ROSENTHAL, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI, FAHY -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, COOK, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, PERRY, THIELE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern- mental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to freedom of information requests and attorney's fees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 89 of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 492 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (c) The court in such a proceeding: (I) may assess, against such agen- cy involved, reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred by such person in any case under the provisions of this section in which such person has substantially prevailed, [when: i. the agency had no reasonable basis for denying access; or ii.] AND WHEN the agency failed to respond to a request or appeal within the statutory time; AND (II) SHALL ASSESS, AGAINST SUCH AGENCY INVOLVED, REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND OTHER LITIGATION COSTS REASON- ABLY INCURRED BY SUCH PERSON IN ANY CASE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IN WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS SUBSTANTIALLY PREVAILED AND THE COURT FINDS THAT THE AGENCY HAD NO REASONABLE BASIS FOR DENYING ACCESS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06775-02-7