Bill Text: NY A04429 | 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 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-26 - opinion referred to judiciary [A04429 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04429-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4429

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 14, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations

                    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 Senate 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 Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
     9  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