S 7835 New York Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Relating to permitting assessment of certain fees and costs upon wrongful denial of access to records under the freedom of information law

Summary
Permits assessment of certain fees and costs upon wrongful denial of access to records under the freedom of information law when either the person has substantially prevailed and the agency had no such reasonable basis for denying access, or if the agency failed to respond within the statutory time, or when the record is substantially disclosed and the agency lacked a reasonable basis in law for withholding the record.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2020
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Introduced Feb 25, 2020 Last action Dec 28, 2020
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Dec 28, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
Feb 25, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
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Robert Jackson
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