Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 28, 2026Result: passed
(60) (0) (0) (3)
Senate bill · S4945 (2025-26)
Requires certain reports of public authorities are published via the public authorities reporting information system
Latest action May 28, 2026
New York State Senate
Summary
Requires certain reports of public authorities are published via the public authorities reporting information system and shall not require login credentials.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Public Authorities Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
To increase transparency and accessibility to certain information that public authorities are required to report, and make it readily available to the public rather than the current mechanism of access that exists today.
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Where it stands
Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · New York State Senate.
The sponsor's argument
Why Leroy Comrie says this is needed
There are statutes and regulations that require this information be reported so there is adequate oversight of public entities and authori- ties. This will increase the accessibility of public oversight by allow- ing unrestricted access to this information that is already required to be reported and submitted to the Authorities Budget Office. The role of Public Authorities and Industrial. Development Agencies is essential to development of communities from the local to state level. There is information in the reports ranging from financial status, information related to the board of directors, how much debt the author- ity maintains, revenues, expenditures and more. Therefore, if the infor- mation must be reported in this database, it should be just as easily accessible to the public.
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Recorded votes
Vote: Committee vote · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Senate Corporations, Authorities And CommissionsMar 24, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 19, 2025Result: passed
(56) (0) (0) (6)Vote: Committee vote · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Senate Corporations, Authorities And CommissionsMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Full history
- May 28, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- May 28, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- May 28, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly
- Mar 26, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- Mar 25, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
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- Mar 24, 2026
1ST Report CAL.584
1ST REPORT CAL.584
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Senate
- May 19, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
- May 19, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- May 19, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly
- May 15, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- May 14, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- May 13, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1026
1ST REPORT CAL.1026
NY Senate
- Feb 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Senate