S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10298
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 20, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to prohibiting any court,
party or person other than a stenographer from providing or selling a
court transcript to a third party
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 300 of the judiciary law, as renumbered by chapter
649 of the laws of 1945, is amended to read as follows:
§ 300. Stenographer [must] SHALL, UPON THE PAYMENT OF FEES ALLOWED BY
LAW THEREFOR, furnish A certified transcript of [proceedings to parties
on payment of fees. The stenographer shall, upon the payment of his fees
allowed by law therefor, furnish a certified transcript of] the whole or
any part of [his] THE minutes OF A PROCEEDING, in any case reported by
[him] THE STENOGRAPHER, to any party to the action requiring the same.
ANY COURT, PARTY OR PERSON WHO HAS PURCHASED A TRANSCRIPT MAY, WITHOUT
PAYING A FURTHER FEE TO THE STENOGRAPHER, REPRODUCE A COPY OR PORTION
THEREOF AS AN EXHIBIT PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER OR RULE, OR FOR INTERNAL
USE, BUT SHALL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDE OR SELL A COPY OR COPIES TO ANY
OTHER PARTY OR PERSON.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14864-01-6
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