Senate bill · S6745 (2025-26)

Relates to reporting requirements of SUNY and CUNY

New York State Senate

Same as A5733, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jun 5, 2026

Sponsor: Toby Ann Stavisky (State Senator, District 11, Democratic)

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Summary

Relates to reporting requirements of SUNY and CUNY; relates to financial information and identifying vendor information of each contract; relates to a list of all foundation and state university employees by campus, department and location including salaries, job titles and descriptions.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Education Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to require the State and City universities of New York to 'produce an annual report to be published online which would disclose their financial records, including vendors, employees and general accounting information for any research foundations which are owned and operated by public colleges and community colleges.

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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

Higher Education · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Higher Education · New York State Senate.

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Cosponsors

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Democratic7
Republican1

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The sponsor's argument

Why Toby Ann Stavisky says this is needed

The Freedom of Information Law has played a crucial role in opening up the operations of government agencies to public discussion and report- ing. This has increased accountability and responsiveness of government agencies. However, the current definition of agencies covered by the FOIL law leaves out Certain types of agencies that are technically not agencies of state or local government. These entities are often incorporated as not for profit corporations or limited liability corporations but oper- ate in effect as subsidiaries of state agencies. For example, the SUNY Research Foundation is incorporated as a not for profit but operates as an extension of SUNY and is controlled by SUNY officials. The Research Foundation describes itself as "the organization responsible for manag- ing research grants and other sponsored programs for SUNY." Yet corpo- rations of this type often refuse to disclose information to the press and the public on the basis that they are not state agencies as defined in the law. This bill proposes that these corporations would have to disclose their finances publicly each year online. These organizations spend millions of dollars of funds that were received grants or donations that were intended to either the public purpose of their affiliated state agency. The shell of a separate corporate entity should not be used as an excuse to deny public access to Information about how they use these funds.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 29, 2026Result: passed
(58) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Higher Education
Senate Higher EducationApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 4, 2025Result: passed
(58) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Higher Education
Senate Higher EducationApr 30, 2025Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

Jun 5, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 19, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Apr 29, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly

Show full history (14 earlier events)

Apr 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Apr 21, 2026
1ST Report CAL.768
1ST REPORT CAL.768
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly
May 5, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 1, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Apr 30, 2025
1ST Report CAL.905
1ST REPORT CAL.905
NY Senate
Mar 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
NY Assembly

Read the record

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