What's happening
This bill requires all New York state agencies to provide annual reports and public documents online in printable digital formats.
Why it matters
Increases public access and transparency. by requiring all state agency reports and documents to be available online, making it easier for citizens, journalists, and advocacy groups to obtain government information without filing formal requests.
Modernizes government operations. by pushing agencies to adopt digital practices, potentially reducing costs associated with printing and distributing paper documents and streamlining administrative workflows.
Mandates printable digital formats. , ensuring that online documents aren’t just viewable but can also be easily printed, which is important for those who still rely on physical copies or need accessible formats.
Applies broadly across government entities. , including not just executive departments but also public authorities and benefit corporations, expanding the scope of public accountability beyond traditional agencies.
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Put State Reports Online
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
23 Co-sponsors
- Steven Englebright
- Anthony D'Urso
- Charles Barron
- John T. McDonald III
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Clyde Vanel
- Inez E. Dickens
- Luis R. Sepúlveda
- Jose Rivera
- Kevin M. Byrne
- Angelo J. Morinello
- Peter Lawrence
- Clifford Crouch
- Kenneth Blankenbush
- Brian D. Miller
- Ellen C. Jaffee
- Daniel Rosenthal
- Alicia Hyndman
- Carmen E. Arroyo
- Joseph Errigo
- Michael Blake
- Robert Oaks
- Pamela J. Hunter
4 Multi-sponsors
History
- Reported referred to rules
- Print number 10261a
- Amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Put Government Reports Online
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor James Tedisco
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10261--A
IN ASSEMBLY
March 27, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO, BARRON, McDONALD, DINOWITZ, VANEL, DICKENS, RIVERA, BYRNE, MORINELLO, LAWRENCE, CROUCH, BLANKENBUSH, B. MILLER, JAFFEE, D. ROSENTHAL, HYNDMAN, ARROYO, ERRIGO, BLAKE, OAKS, HUNTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HIKIND, MAGEE, PALMESANO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "online digital paperwork reduction act"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "online digital paperwork reduction act".
§ 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c to read as follows:
§ 170-c. Availability of documents. Every state agency in the state shall make its annual reports and all other public documents available in a digital format on its website in a manner that allows such reports and documents to be printed. As used in this section, the term "state agency" shall mean any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, committee or office of the state, a public benefit corporation or public authority.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06352-04-8
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