Bill Text: NY S07856 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7856 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-12-28 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S07856 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07856-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          7856

                    IN SENATE

                                    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:

     1    Section  1. Section 87 of the public officers law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6. Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision one  of  this
     4  section,  agencies  constituting  part  of  the  state government or the
     5  government of a city of one million people  or  more  shall  not  charge
     6  other  state  and local agencies, or the state legislature, fees for the
     7  processing of a request made in furtherance of the  performance  of  the
     8  official duties of that agency or the state legislature pursuant to this
     9  article. However, nothing in this subdivision shall authorize or require
    10  any  charges or fees for the processing of such a request not authorized
    11  or required prior to the effective date of this subdivision.
    12    § 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