Assembly Bill A7933A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates special proceedings for freedom of information law and open meetings law reviews

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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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Bill Amendments

2023-A7933 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 §§120 - 127, Pub Off L

2023-A7933 - Summary

Creates special proceedings for freedom of information law and open meetings law reviews; directs the chief administrator of the courts to establish a freedom of information law and open meetings law review program in the supreme court, whereby individuals may file a petition for review of a freedom of information law request or open meetings law claim.

2023-A7933 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7933
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to creating special
   proceedings for freedom of  information  law  and  open  meetings  law
   reviews
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  article
 9 to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 9
            SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS FOR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW
                       AND OPEN MEETINGS LAW REVIEWS
 SECTION 120. DEFINITIONS.
         121. PROCEDURE TO REVIEW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW REQUESTS AND
                OPEN MEETINGS LAW REQUIREMENTS.
         122. APPOINTMENT OF HEARING OFFICERS.
         123. HEARING PROCEDURES.
         124. DECISION  OF  PETITION  FOR  FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW AND
                OPEN MEETINGS LAW REVIEW.
         125. DETERMINATION NOT PRECEDENT.
         126. WAIVER OF OTHER REMEDIES AND RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW.
         127. RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE.
   § 120. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "AGENCY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHTY-
 SIX OF THIS CHAPTER, AND SHALL APPLY TO  ALL  ENTITIES  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW.
   2.  "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW" SHALL MEAN THE LAWS UNDER ARTICLE SIX
 OF THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11908-01-3
 A. 7933                             2
 
              

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2023-A7933A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 §§120 - 127, Pub Off L

2023-A7933A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates special proceedings for freedom of information law and open meetings law reviews; directs the chief administrator of the courts to establish a freedom of information law and open meetings law review program in the supreme court, whereby individuals may file a petition for review of a freedom of information law request or open meetings law claim.

2023-A7933A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7933--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to creating special
   proceedings for freedom of  information  law  and  open  meetings  law
   reviews
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  article
 9 to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 9
            SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS FOR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW
                       AND OPEN MEETINGS LAW REVIEWS
 SECTION 120. DEFINITIONS.
         121. PROCEDURE TO REVIEW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW REQUESTS AND
                OPEN MEETINGS LAW REQUIREMENTS.
         122. APPOINTMENT OF HEARING OFFICERS.
         123. HEARING PROCEDURES.
         124. DECISION  OF  PETITION  FOR  FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW AND
                OPEN MEETINGS LAW REVIEW.
         125. DETERMINATION NOT PRECEDENT.
         126. WAIVER OF OTHER REMEDIES AND RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW.
         127. RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE.
   § 120. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "AGENCY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHTY-
 SIX OF THIS CHAPTER, AND SHALL APPLY TO  ALL  ENTITIES  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW.
   2.  "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW" SHALL MEAN THE LAWS UNDER ARTICLE SIX
 OF THIS CHAPTER.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11908-03-3
              

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