Assembly Bill A939

2015-2016 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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  • 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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2015-A939 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7471
2011-2012: A1727
2013-2014: A726
2017-2018: A5047
2019-2020: A733
2021-2022: A1756
2023-2024: A640

2015-A939 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A939 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   939

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, JAFFEE, DenDEKKER, HOOPER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DINOWITZ, MAGEE, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental 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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04109-01-5

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