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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A2787
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Fred Thiele
2023-A2787 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3371
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §84, ren §90 to be §90-a, add §90, Pub Off L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A10314, S7109
2011-2012: A5867, S393
2013-2014: A107, S3438
2015-2016: A5761, S2675
2017-2018: A4356, A9738, S4586
2019-2020: A121, S1630
2021-2022: A8357, S1821
2023-A2787 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2787 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to publishing records of public interest by agencies and the state legislature THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 84 of the public officers law, as added by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: § 84. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby finds that a free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions. The more open a government is with its citizenry, the greater the under- standing and participation of the public in government. As state and local government services increase and public problems become more sophisticated and complex and therefore harder to solve, and with the resultant increase in revenues and expenditures, it is incum- bent upon the state and its localities to extend public accountability wherever and whenever feasible. The people's right to know the process of governmental decision-making and to review the documents and statistics leading to determinations is basic to our society. Access to such information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality. SINCE THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW WAS FIRST ADOPTED, ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE ENHANCED THE ABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO AND WIDELY DISSEMINATE PUBLIC INFORMATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, WHEN AGENCIES HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO, SHOULD PUBLISH RECORDS PROACTIVELY ON THE INTERNET THAT ARE OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND AVAILABLE UNDER THIS ARTICLE. The legislature therefore declares that government is the public's business and that the public, individually and collectively and repres- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05333-01-3 A. 2787 2
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