New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S9739 — Relates to requiring agencies to report information about FOIL inquiries to the committee on open government

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced April 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

This bill requires agencies to log and publish freedom of information requests.

The bill mandates that all agencies maintain a record of freedom of information law requests they receive. These logs must be submitted to the committee on open government, which will then publish them on a dedicated webpage.

Summary

Requires all agencies to submit to the committee on open government a log of all freedom of information law requests for each year in which they received or have pending a request for records; requires the committee on open government to publish, on one webpage, all freedom of information law request logs it receives.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. PRINT NUMBER 9739A

  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  3. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S9739 do?
Requires all agencies to submit to the committee on open government a log of all freedom of information law requests for each year in which they received or have pending a request for records; requires the committee on open government to publish, on one webpage, all freedom of information law request logs it receives.
Who sponsors S9739?
S9739 is sponsored by Brian Kavanagh.
What is the current status of S9739?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced April 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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