S 9674 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

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
40 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican21
2 Yea 18 Nay 1
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
Photo of Mike Gianaris
Mike Gianaris
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
12