Relates to enacting the "criminal court opinion transparency act"
This bill, known as the Criminal Court Opinion Transparency Act, requires New York courts to publish detailed statistics and full written opinions from criminal cases online. It mandates that the state collect and release data on defendant demographics, judge names, and specific legal issues addressed in rulings, with this information updated quarterly in a downloadable format. Additionally, the legislation establishes an automated system to transmit criminal court opinions to the state reporter in machine-readable formats, ensuring public access to judicial reasoning without charge. The law applies to various levels of courts, including town and village courts, and specifically covers cases where the defendant is found not guilty.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 17, 2024
Last action Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2024
How they voted
42–18
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 62
Jun 3, 2024
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican21
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 17, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gianaris
DDemocratic/Working Families
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