New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

A2321 — Relates to requiring agencies to report information about FOIL inquiries to the committee on open government

Last action — In Senate Committee

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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In plain language

This bill requires agencies to log and report Freedom of Information Law requests.

Agencies must keep a record of all Freedom of Information Law requests they receive and submit this log annually to the committee on open government. The committee will then publish these logs 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. COMMITTED TO RULES

  2. RETURNED TO SENATE

  3. REPASSED ASSEMBLY

  4. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2321A

  5. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

  6. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. RECALLED FROM SENATE

  8. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  9. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  10. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.84

  12. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  13. DIED IN SENATE

  14. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  15. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  16. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  17. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.55

  18. REPORTED

  19. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

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

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Frequently asked questions

What does A2321 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 A2321?
A2321 is sponsored by John T. McDonald III.
What is the current status of A2321?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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