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A5663Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS445

Open Ethics Commission Records

Official title

“Repeals provisions of law restricting public access to records of the joint commission on public ethics and the legislative ethics commission”

Sponsor Nily RozicAD-25+1 co-sponsor
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Governmental Operations

What's happening

This bill repeals specific subdivisions of the executive and legislative laws related to public inspection of certain records.

Why it matters

  1. Removes existing transparency requirements. By repealing these subdivisions, the bill eliminates current legal provisions that make certain executive and legislative records available for public inspection, potentially reducing public access to government information.

  2. Impacts oversight and accountability. The removal of these requirements could make it harder for the public, journalists, and watchdog groups to scrutinize government activities, which may affect government accountability.

  3. Could change how sensitive information is handled. Depending on what records were previously covered, this repeal might affect the disclosure of ethics, financial, or other significant government documents, which could have implications for public trust and anti-corruption efforts.

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Open Ethics Commission Records

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Nily Rozic

Assembly Member · Assembly District 25

Chair, Consumer Affairs and Protection

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to governmental operations
  2. 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.

S445Senate

Open Ethics Records

In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Impact 3 · Low0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

5663

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 14, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to repeal subdivision 19 of section 94 of the executive law and subdivision 12 of section 80 of the legislative law, relating to records that are available for public inspection

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 19 of section 94 of the executive law is REPEALED.

§ 2. Subdivision 12 of section 80 of the legislative law is REPEALED.

§ 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.

LBD01115-01-9

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