NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6776A

Senate Bill S6776A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain reports of public authorities are published via the public authorities reporting information system

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 30, 2024	print number 6776a
Apr 30, 2024	amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jan 03, 2024	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 01, 2023	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate
May 18, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 17, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 16, 2023	1st report cal.995
May 09, 2023	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Votes

- Jun 1, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S6776A
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  5
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2023
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      excused (5)
      
      Ashby
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Martins
      
      Weik
  May 16, 2023 - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote
  S6776A
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote: May 16, 2023
      
      aye (7)
      
      Comrie
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Mattera
      
      Mayer
      
      Ramos
      
      Skoufis
      
      Weber

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2023-S6776 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§2800 & 2801, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S8941
2021-2022: S1207

2023-S6776 - Summary

Requires certain reports of public authorities are published via the public authorities reporting information system and shall not require login credentials.

2023-S6776 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6776

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
certain reports of public authorities are open for public inspection via
the public authorities reporting information system

 
PURPOSE:

To increase transparency and accessibility to certain information that
public authorities are required to report, and make it readily available
to the public rather than the current mechanism of access that exists
today.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 and 2 Amend Sections 2800 and 2801 of the public authorities
law to require annual reports and budget reports that public authorities
are required to submit to the Authorities Budget Office to be made
available to the public on the Public Authorities Reporting Information

System (PARIS).

Section 3 Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are statutes and regulations that require this information be
reported so there is adequate oversight of public entities and authori-
ties. This will increase the accessibility of public oversight by allow-
ing unrestricted access to this information that is already required to
be reported and submitted to the Authorities Budget Office.

The role of Public Authorities and Industrial. Development Agencies is
essential to development of communities from the local to state level.
There is information in the reports ranging from financial status,
information related to the board of directors, how much debt the author-
ity maintains, revenues, expenditures and more. Therefore, if the infor-
mation must be reported in this database, it should be just as easily
accessible to the public.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S1207, PASSED SENATE 03/31/2022; referred to corporations, author-
ities and commissions in assembly

2021: S1207, PASSED SENATE 06/03/2021; died in assembly

2020: S8941, died in rules.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
180 Days

2023-S6776 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6776
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
   certain reports of public authorities are open for  public  inspection
   via the public authorities reporting information system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2800 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  THE  ANNUAL  REPORTS  REQUIRED  BY  THIS SECTION SHALL BE OPEN FOR
 PUBLIC INSPECTION  VIA  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  REPORTING  INFORMATION
 SYSTEM.
   § 2. Section 2801 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  THE  BUDGET  REPORTS  REQUIRED  BY  THIS SECTION SHALL BE OPEN FOR
 PUBLIC INSPECTION  VIA  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  REPORTING  INFORMATION
 SYSTEM.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11257-01-3

2023-S6776A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§2800 & 2801, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S8941
2021-2022: S1207

2023-S6776A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain reports of public authorities are published via the public authorities reporting information system and shall not require login credentials.

2023-S6776A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6776A

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
certain reports of public authorities are published via the public
authorities reporting information system

 
PURPOSE:

To increase transparency and accessibility to certain information that
public authorities are required to report, and make it readily available
to the public rather than the current mechanism of access that exists
today.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 and 2 Amend Sections 2800 and 2801 of the public authorities
law to require annual reports and budget reports that public authorities
are required to submit to the Authorities Budget Office to be made
available to the public on the Public Authorities Reporting Information

System (PARIS). This system currently requires a login. This bill would
enable public access.

Section 3 Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are statutes and regulations that require this information be
reported so there is adequate oversight of public entities and authori-
ties. This will increase the accessibility of public oversight by allow-
ing unrestricted access to this information that is already required to
be reported and submitted to the Authorities Budget Office.

The role of Public Authorities and Industrial. Development Agencies is
essential to development of communities from the local to state level.
There is information in the reports ranging from financial status,
information related to the board of directors, how much debt the author-
ity maintains, revenues, expenditures and more. Therefore, if the infor-
mation must be reported in this database, it should be just as easily
accessible to the public.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S1207, PASSED SENATE 03/31/2022; referred to corporations, author-
ities and commissions in assembly

2021: S1207, PASSED SENATE 06/03/2021; died in assembly

2020: S8941, died in rules.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
180 Days

2023-S6776A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6776--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and  Commissions  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   certain  reports  of  public  authorities are published via the public
   authorities reporting information system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  2800 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. THE ANNUAL REPORTS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED  VIA
 THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  REPORTING  INFORMATION  SYSTEM  AND  SHALL NOT
 REQUIRE LOGIN CREDENTIALS TO ACCESS.
   § 2. Section 2801 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. THE BUDGET REPORTS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED  VIA
 THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  REPORTING  INFORMATION  SYSTEM  AND  SHALL NOT
 REQUIRE LOGIN CREDENTIALS TO ACCESS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11257-02-4

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