S 9739 New York Senate · 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 in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Apr 2, 2026 Last action Jun 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

S9739 → S9739A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to streamline reporting requirements for Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests. The most significant change is the removal of a requirement for state agencies to report individual requestor names and affiliations, likely to protect privacy. Additionally, the reporting timeline for municipalities was shortened, and the committee's duties regarding data publication and analysis were clarified and consolidated.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding data collection was narrowed for state agencies by removing the mandate to report specific requestor identities, while the scope for municipalities was adjusted to require annual reporting of total request counts rather than detailed logs.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for state agencies to report the name and affiliation/employer of individual FOIL requestors in their annual reports.

Consolidated and clarified the committee's responsibilities, removing a separate requirement for the committee to publish a feasibility report on municipal reporting by 2028.

TIMELINE

Changed the reporting schedule for municipalities from a specific twelve-month period starting in 2027 to an annual submission by January 1st of each year.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill's title and committee status to reflect that the bill was amended and reprinted.

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Amendments

Jun 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9739A

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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Apr 2, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors