Assembly Bill A4391

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts online revenues and expenditures transparency act

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A4391 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3387
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §184, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2853
2013-2014: S1773
2015-2016: A9221, S2664
2017-2018: A5130, S5018
2019-2020: A8797, S3362
2021-2022: A4479, S1333

2023-A4391 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the online revenues and expenditures transparency act to provide for the development of a single, searchable budget database website accessible to the public, at no cost.

2023-A4391 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4391
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  enacting  the  online
   revenues and expenditures transparency act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 184 to
 read as follows:
   § 184. ONLINE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES TRANSPARENCY ACT.  1.    DEFI-
 NITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "SEARCHABLE  BUDGET  DATABASE  WEBSITE" SHALL MEAN A WEBSITE THAT
 ALLOWS THE PUBLIC AT NO COST TO SEARCH FOR, OBTAIN,  AND  AGGREGATE  THE
 INFORMATION IDENTIFIED IN THIS SECTION.
   (B)  "ENTITY"  AND/OR  "RECIPIENT" SHALL MEAN ANY CORPORATION, ASSOCI-
 ATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, OR  ANY
 OTHER  LEGAL  BUSINESS  ENTITY.  IT  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE ANY GRANTEE OR
 SUBGRANTEE, CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR, COUNTY,  CITY  OR  OTHER  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT  ENTITY.  IT  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE ANY INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENT OF
 STATE ASSISTANCE.
   (C) "AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE,  BOARD,  COMMIS-
 SION, BUREAU, DIVISION, INSTITUTION, OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
 "AGENCY"  SPECIFICALLY  INCLUDES  ANY AUTHORITY CREATED BY AN ACT OF THE
 STATE LEGISLATURE, INCLUDING THOSE AUTHORITIES NOT RECEIVING  STATE  TAX
 REVENUE.  THIS  INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL STATE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS, AS WELL
 AS THOSE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES  THAT  CROSS  AGENCY  LINES,  AND  ALSO
 INCLUDES  ALL ELECTIVE OFFICES IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT AND
 THE LEGISLATURE.
   (D) "FUNDING SOURCE" SHALL MEAN  THE  STATE  ACCOUNT  FROM  WHICH  THE
 EXPENDITURE IS APPROPRIATED.
   (E)  "FUNDING ACTION OR EXPENDITURE" SHALL INCLUDE DETAILS ON THE TYPE
 OF SPENDING, BOTH APPROPRIATED EXPENDITURES, SUCH AS GRANTS,  CONTRACTS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03707-01-3
              

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