Bill Text: NY A05047 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5047 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request made by state and local agencies or the state legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A05047 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05047-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          5047
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 6, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, JAFFEE, DenDEKKER, HOOPER --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DINOWITZ, MAGEE, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read
          once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
        AN ACT to amend the public officers  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
          certain  agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request made
          by state and local agencies or the state legislature
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Section 87 of the public officers law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6. Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision one  of  this
     4  section,  agencies  constituting  part  of  the  state government or the
     5  government of a city of one million people  or  more  shall  not  charge
     6  other  state  and local agencies, or the state legislature, fees for the
     7  processing of a request made in furtherance of the  performance  of  the
     8  official duties of that agency or the state legislature pursuant to this
     9  article. However, nothing in this subdivision shall authorize or require
    10  any  charges or fees for the processing of such a request not authorized
    11  or required prior to the effective date of this subdivision.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05042-01-7