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Mar 18, 2022 | signed chap.155 delivered to governor |
Mar 02, 2022 | returned to senate passed assembly |
Feb 07, 2022 | ordered to third reading cal.368 substituted for a8734 |
Jan 31, 2022 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 10, 2022 | ordered to third reading cal.62 |
Jan 07, 2022 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S7734
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
James Skoufis
(D) 42nd Senate District
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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S7734 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8734
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §87 sub 6, amd §87, Pub Off L; amd §50-b, Civ Rts L (as proposed in S.6017 & A.5470)
S7734 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7734 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law and the civil rights law, in relation to freedom of information law disclosures related to law enforcement related records and records identifying victims; and to repeal certain provisions of the public officers law relating thereto PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2021, c.808, by removing the requirement that a judicial hearing be held to determine whether documents related to a judicial proceeding should be withheld pursuant to a FOIL request; adding language to require an agen- cy, that is not the assigned investigative agency in an ongoing investi- gation, to obtain certification from the assigned investigative agency that the FOIL-requested records may be withheld because they would impede an ongoing investigation; and removing language amending the civil rights law made by the underlying chapter.
S7734 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7734 I N S E N A T E January 7, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the civil rights law, in relation to freedom of information law disclosures related to law enforcement related records and records identifying victims; 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. Subdivision 6 of section 87 of the public officers law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public officers law relating to requiring a particularized and specific justification for denial of access to records under the freedom of information law and exemption from disclosure under the freedom of information law of certain law enforcement related records; and amending the civil rights law relating to records identifying victims, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6017 and A. 5470, is REPEALED. § 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 87 of the public offi- cers law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public officers law relating to requiring a particularized and specific justification for denial of access to records under the freedom of information law and exemption from disclosure under the freedom of information law of certain law enforcement related records; and amending the civil rights law relating to records identifying victims, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6017 and A. 5470, is amended to read as follows: (e) are [prepared or created] COMPILED for law enforcement purposes only to the extent that disclosure would: i. interfere with law enforcement investigations or judicial proceedings, provided however, that any agency, WHICH IS NOT CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION THAT THE REQUESTED RECORDS RELATE TO, THAT IS consid- ering denying access pursuant to this subparagraph shall [proceed in accordance with subdivision six of this section] RECEIVE CONFIRMATION FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR INVESTIGATING AGENCY CONDUCTING THE INVESTI- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07836-04-2
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