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A03939 Summary:
BILL NO | A03939 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S05496 |
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SPONSOR | Englebright (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Glick, Galef, Peoples-Stokes, Rosenthal L, Abinanti, Seawright, Reyes, Lupardo |
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MLTSPNSR | Perry |
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Amd §§87 & 89, Pub Off L; amd §50-b, Civ Rts L | |
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Relates to requiring a particularized and specific justification for denial of access to records under the freedom of information law, exemption from disclosure under the freedom of information law of certain law enforcement related records and to records identifying victims. |
A03939 Actions:
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01/31/2019 | referred to governmental operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/27/2019 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/05/2019 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/07/2019 | advanced to third reading cal.112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/12/2019 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/12/2019 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/12/2019 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S5496 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | 3RD READING CAL.654 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2019 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/19/2019 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/26/2019 | vetoed memo.252 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/26/2019 | tabled |
A03939 Committee Votes:
Titus | Aye | Johns | Aye | ||||||
Galef | Aye | Goodell | Aye | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Lalor | Aye | ||||||
McDonald | Aye | Byrne | Aye | ||||||
Buchwald | Aye | ||||||||
Bichotte | Excused | ||||||||
Stirpe | Aye | ||||||||
Hyndman | Aye | ||||||||
Williams | Aye | ||||||||
Epstein | Aye | ||||||||
Lentol | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Palumbo | Aye | ||||||
O'Donnell | Aye | Garbarino | Aye | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
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A03939 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
ER
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
ER
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
ER
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
ER
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
ER
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
ER
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
ER
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A03939 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3939 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 31, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, GALEF, PEOPLES-STOKES, L. ROSENTHAL, ABINANTI, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper- ations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring a particularized and specific justification for denial of access to records under the freedom of information law and exemption from disclosure under the freedom of information law of certain law enforcement related records; and to amend the civil rights law, in relation to records identifying victims 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. When a request is made for agency records and the agency receiving 4 such request is considering denying access pursuant to subparagraph i of 5 paragraph (e) of subdivision two of this section on the grounds that 6 disclosure would interfere with a judicial proceeding, the agency 7 receiving such request shall promptly notify, in writing, the judge 8 before whom such judicial proceeding is pending and the person making 9 the request. Such judge shall notify the person requesting the record of 10 its receipt, and offer the person requesting the record a reasonable 11 opportunity to be heard. After due deliberation, such judge shall deter- 12 mine whether access to such records should be denied pursuant to subpar- 13 agraph i of paragraph (e) of subdivision two of this section and shall 14 submit such determination in writing to the agency and the person 15 requesting the record. The agency shall then proceed as required pursu- 16 ant to this article, in accordance with the court's determination. 17 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 89 of the public officers law, as added 18 by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977 and as renumbered by chapter 890 of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07144-01-9A. 3939 2 1 the laws of 1981, is amended and a new subdivision 10 is added to read 2 as follows: 3 6. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit or abridge any 4 otherwise available right of access at law or in equity of any party to 5 records. A denial of access to records or to portions thereof pursuant 6 to this article shall not limit or abridge any party's right of access 7 to such records pursuant to the civil practice law and rules, the crimi- 8 nal procedure law, or any other law. 9 10. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit a person or 10 entity that is a party to any civil or criminal action or proceeding 11 from gaining access to records pursuant to this article relating to such 12 action or proceeding, provided, however, that nothing in this subdivi- 13 sion shall prevent the denial of access to such records or portions 14 thereof after providing particularized and specific justification that 15 such records may be withheld pursuant to this article. 16 § 3. The opening paragraph and paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of 17 section 87 of the public officers law, as added by chapter 933 of the 18 laws of 1977, are amended to read as follows: 19 Each agency shall, in accordance with its published rules, make avail- 20 able for public inspection and copying all records, except those records 21 or portions thereof that may be withheld pursuant to the exceptions of 22 rights of access appearing in this subdivision. A denial of access shall 23 not be based solely on the category or type of such record and shall be 24 valid only when there is a particularized and specific justification for 25 such denial. Each agency shall, in accordance with its published rules, 26 make available for public inspection and copying all records, except 27 that such agency may deny access to records or portions thereof that: 28 (e) are [compiled] prepared or created for law enforcement purposes 29 [and which, if disclosed, would] only to the extent that disclosure 30 would: 31 i. interfere with law enforcement investigations or judicial 32 proceedings, provided however, that any agency considering denying 33 access pursuant to this subparagraph shall proceed in accordance with 34 subdivision six of this section; 35 ii. deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial adjudi- 36 cation; 37 iii. identify a confidential source or disclose confidential informa- 38 tion relating to a criminal investigation; or 39 iv. reveal criminal investigative techniques or procedures, except 40 routine techniques and procedures; 41 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 50-b of the civil rights law, as amended 42 by chapter 320 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 43 1. The identity of any victim of a sex offense, as defined in article 44 one hundred thirty or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law, 45 or of an offense involving the alleged transmission of the human immuno- 46 deficiency virus, shall be confidential. No portion of any report, 47 paper, picture, photograph, court file or other documents, in the custo- 48 dy or possession of any public officer or employee, which identifies 49 such a victim shall be made available for public inspection. No such 50 public officer or employee shall disclose any portion of any police 51 report, court file, or other document, which tends to identify such a 52 victim except as provided in subdivision two of this section. 53 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.