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Senate Bill S3514

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request made by state and local agencies or the state legislature

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2023-S3514 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A640
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7471
2011-2012: A1727
2013-2014: A726
2015-2016: A939
2017-2018: S7023, A5047
2019-2020: S7856, A733
2021-2022: S1063, A1756
2025-2026: A1860

2023-S3514 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request made by state and local agencies or the state legislature.

2023-S3514 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3514 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3514
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public officers law, in relation to prohibiting
   certain agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request  made
   by state and local agencies or the state legislature
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 87 of the public officers law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  NOTWITHSTANDING  PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION, AGENCIES CONSTITUTING PART  OF  THE  STATE  GOVERNMENT  OR  THE
 GOVERNMENT  OF  A  CITY  OF  ONE MILLION PEOPLE OR MORE SHALL NOT CHARGE
 OTHER STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, OR THE STATE LEGISLATURE, FEES  FOR  THE
 PROCESSING  OF  A  REQUEST MADE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
 OFFICIAL DUTIES OF THAT AGENCY OR THE STATE LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO THIS
 ARTICLE. HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL AUTHORIZE OR REQUIRE
 ANY CHARGES OR FEES FOR THE PROCESSING OF SUCH A REQUEST NOT  AUTHORIZED
 OR REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00853-01-3

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