Assembly Actions -
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Dec 28, 2020 |
committed to rules |
Jan 27, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 23, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 22, 2020 |
1st report cal.242 |
Jan 14, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to investigations and government operations returned to senate died in assembly |
Apr 10, 2019 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 31, 2019 |
amended on third reading 1630b |
Mar 14, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 13, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 12, 2019 |
1st report cal.269 |
Mar 06, 2019 |
print number 1630a |
Mar 06, 2019 |
amend and recommit to investigations and government operations |
Jan 15, 2019 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S1630A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2019-S1630 - Details
2019-S1630 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1630 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the state legislature PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Relates to the proactive publishing on the internet of records of public interest by agencies and the legislature SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Updates the legislative declaration to include language related to publishing of public records on the internet. Section 2: Requires the publication online of publicly available records that are determined by an agency or the legislature to be of "substan- tial interest to the public."
2019-S1630 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1630 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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, in relation to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the state legislature THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 84 of the public officers law, as added by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: § 84. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby finds that a free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions. The more open a government is with its citizenry, the greater the under- standing and participation of the public in government. As state and local government services increase and public problems become more sophisticated and complex and therefore harder to solve, and with the resultant increase in revenues and expenditures, it is incum- bent upon the state and its localities to extend public accountability wherever and whenever feasible. The people's right to know the process of governmental decision-making and to review the documents and statistics leading to determinations is basic to our society. Access to such information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality. SINCE THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW WAS FIRST ADOPTED, ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE ENHANCED THE ABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO AND WIDELY DISSEMINATE PUBLIC INFORMATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SHOULD PUBLISH RECORDS PROACTIVELY ON THE INTERNET THAT ARE OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND AVAILABLE UNDER THIS ARTICLE. The legislature therefore declares that government is the public's business and that the public, individually and collectively and repres- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2019-S1630A - Details
2019-S1630A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1630A SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the state legislature PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:: Relates to the proactive publishing on the internet of records of public interest by agencies and the legislature SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:: Section 1: Updates the legislative declaration to include language related to publishing of public records on the internet. Section 2: Requires the publication online of publicly available records that are determined by an agency or the legislature to be of "substan- tial interest to the public."
2019-S1630A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1630--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government 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 publishing records of public interest by agencies and the state legislature THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 84 of the public officers law, as added by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: § 84. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby finds that a free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions. The more open a government is with its citizenry, the greater the under- standing and participation of the public in government. As state and local government services increase and public problems become more sophisticated and complex and therefore harder to solve, and with the resultant increase in revenues and expenditures, it is incum- bent upon the state and its localities to extend public accountability wherever and whenever feasible. The people's right to know the process of governmental decision-making and to review the documents and statistics leading to determinations is basic to our society. Access to such information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality. SINCE THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW WAS FIRST ADOPTED, ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE ENHANCED THE ABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO AND WIDELY DISSEMINATE PUBLIC INFORMATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SHOULD PUBLISH RECORDS PROACTIVELY ON THE INTERNET THAT ARE OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND AVAILABLE UNDER THIS ARTICLE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00936-02-9
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2019-S1630B (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S1630B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1630B SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the state legislature PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill requires each agency and house of the state legislature to publish records proactively on its internet website that are, or are likely to be of substantial interest to the public and that are already available under the freedom of information law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 84 of the public officers law to acknowledge the changes in technology since the law was first enacted in the 1970s, and to encourage agencies to publish records proactively. Section two of the bill renumbers section 90 of the public officers law
2019-S1630B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1630--B Cal. No. 269 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, PARKER, SERRA- NO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said commit- tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the state legislature THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 84 of the public officers law, as added by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: § 84. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby finds that a free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions. The more open a government is with its citizenry, the greater the under- standing and participation of the public in government. As state and local government services increase and public problems become more sophisticated and complex and therefore harder to solve, and with the resultant increase in revenues and expenditures, it is incum- bent upon the state and its localities to extend public accountability wherever and whenever feasible. The people's right to know the process of governmental decision-making and to review the documents and statistics leading to determinations is basic to our society. Access to such information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality. SINCE THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW WAS FIRST ADOPTED, ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE ENHANCED THE ABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO AND WIDELY DISSEMINATE PUBLIC INFORMATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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