Bill Text: NY S01063 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the fundamental right of the people to have access to public information and to be provided notice of and to attend public meetings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-29 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01063 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S01063-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1063

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 9, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  MAY,  HOYLMAN,  RIVERA  -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Judici-
          ary

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing the addition of a new section 20 to article 1 of the constitu-
          tion in relation to the fundamental right of the people to have access
          to public information

     1    Section  1.  Resolved  (if the Assembly concur), That article 1 of the
     2  constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows:
     3    § 20. The right to public information, being  a  necessary  and  vital
     4  part  of democracy and public deliberation, shall be a fundamental right
     5  of the people. The right of the people to inspect and/or copy records of
     6  government, and to be provided notice of and attend public  meetings  of
     7  government, shall not be unreasonably restricted.
     8    §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
     9  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    10  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    11  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    12  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89011-01-3