Senate Bill S7856

2019-2020 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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2019-S7856 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A733
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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
2021-2022: S1063, A1756
2023-2024: S3514, A640

2019-S7856 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S7856 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7856
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BIAGGI -- 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.
                                                            LBD03991-01-9

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