STATE OF NEW YORK
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1860
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. DINOWITZ, 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 7 to read as follows:
3 7. 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.
LBD04842-01-5
