Vote: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations
Senate Investigations And Government OperationsMar 17, 2025Result: passed
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Senate bill · S5000 (2025-26)
Requires entities that submit records to state agencies that are excepted from disclosure under FOIL to periodically re-apply for the exception
Latest action Jun 13, 2025
Summary
Requires entities that submit records to state agencies that are excepted from disclosure under FOIL to periodically re-apply for the exception.
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Where it stands
Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
New York State Senate
Same as A1410, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Amends the Public Officers Law.
Committee
Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
This bill would require that, subsequent to the effective date, when an entity submits a request to a state agency to have trade secrets excluded from release under the Freedom of Information Law, the request must specifically identify which portions of the record are to be excluded. The requester would also be able to set an expiration date for the exclusions, provided that such a date is not greater than 3 years. If the state agency agrees to the exclusions and the submitter did not set an expiration date, after 3 years the submitter must apply to the agency for a 3 year extension, upon which the agency must make a deter- mination as to if the exclusions should be extended. If the submitter does not apply for the extension, the exclusion will be considered to have expired. The bill also makes some technical changes to the Public Meetings Law.
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Recorded votes
Cosponsors
The sponsor's argument
Why the sponsor says this is needed
Under current law, when an entity submits records to a state agency, that entity may identify portions of those records that should be excluded from release under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) as trade secrets. If approved, the exclusion remains in force until a FOIL request is made for those records. The agency must then contact the entity to determine if the records must continue to be with- held or if they can be released. If no FOIL request is made, the exclusion remains in force indefinitely. This bill would streamline this process by requiring entities to reapply for the exclusion every 3 years. If an entity does not re-apply, the exclusion is considered to be expired and the document can be released when a FOIL request is made.
This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.
Full history
- Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
- Mar 19, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- Mar 18, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Mar 17, 2025
1ST Report CAL.552
1ST REPORT CAL.552
NY Senate
- Feb 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate
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