A 2321 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

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

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 status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

A2321 → A2321A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill expands the list of Assembly sponsors and updates the bill's status to reflect it has passed the Assembly and been returned from the Senate for amendment. It modifies the reporting requirements for Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) inquiries by adding a specific option to report requestors as 'private individuals' if they did not act on behalf of an employer. The bill also clarifies the publication requirements for FOIL logs, ensuring data is preserved on state websites or successors, and adjusts the section numbering in the act.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding FOIL reporting requirements remains substantively similar, but the reporting format now explicitly allows agencies to indicate when a requestor is a private individual rather than an organization.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new reporting option allowing agencies to classify requestors as 'private individuals' if the request was not made on behalf of an employer or affiliation.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to include additional Assembly sponsors and reflected the legislative history showing the bill was amended and reprinted after Senate review.

REQUIREMENT

Refined the requirement for publishing FOIL logs to ensure data is preserved on the state's official data website or any successor website deemed appropriate by the Office of Information Technology Services.

Floor votes · Assembly Mar 17, 2025

How they voted

146–1

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 152

Mar 17, 2025

D Democratic105

102 Yea 3

97% Yea

R Republican47

44 Yea 1 Nay 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Jun 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

REPASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2321A

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors