S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2064
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 15, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the New York state printing and public documents law, in
relation to requiring state agencies to make available all public
documents in a digital format on their website
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 12 of the New York state printing and public docu-
ments law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. EACH STATE AGENCY SHALL MAKE ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, AS DEFINED IN
THIS ARTICLE, AVAILABLE IN A DIGITAL FORMAT ON ITS WEBSITE IN A MANNER
THAT ALLOWS SUCH DOCUMENTS TO BE PRINTED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
ANY DOCUMENT THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL BE DEEMED A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05142-01-5