Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 03, 2023 | signed chap.7 delivered to governor |
Feb 06, 2023 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.157 substituted for s2220 |
Feb 06, 2023 | substituted by a610 |
Jan 23, 2023 | ordered to third reading cal.157 |
Jan 19, 2023 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S2220
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
James Skoufis
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A610 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S2220 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A610
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §87, Pub Off L (as proposed in S.4863-A & A.4677-A)
S2220 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2220 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to prohibiting agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2022, c.745, to clarify the conditions under which FOIL fees may not be charged. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation amends the underlying chapter, as requested by the Executive, by clarifying that fees may still be charged in scenarios where applicable fees are prescribed by statute or in the case of stor- age fees.
S2220 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2220 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2023 ___________ 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, in relation to prohibiting agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph iii of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 87 of the public officers law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the public officers law relating to prohibiting agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4863-A and A. 4677-A, is amended to read as follows: iii. EXCEPT WHEN A DIFFERENT FEE IS OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE: (1) the fees for PAPER copies of records [which] shall not exceed twenty-five cents per photocopy not in excess of nine inches by fourteen inches, or the actual cost of reproducing any other record in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c) of this subdivision[, except when a different fee is otherwise prescribed by statute]. (2) In the case where an identical record has been prepared for a previous request within the past 6 months and an electronic copy is available, an agency shall not charge a fee[. If more than one request is made for an identical record before any such request has been fulfilled, any fees charged by the agency under this subparagraph shall be apportioned equally among the requestors] FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF SUCH RECORD, EXCEPT FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF A STORAGE DEVICE OR MEDIA IF ONE IS PROVIDED TO THE REQUESTER IN COMPLYING WITH SUCH REQUEST. § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the public officers law EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03966-01-3
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