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Senate bill · S9777 (2025-26)

Requires entities that submit records to state agencies that are excepted from disclosure under FOIL to periodically re-apply for the exception

New York State Senate

Same as A1410, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jun 5, 2026

Sponsor: Luis R. Sepúlveda (State Senator, District 32, Democratic)

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Summary

Requires entities that submit records to state agencies that are excepted from disclosure under FOIL to periodically re-apply for the exception.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Public Officers Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to provide for greater disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate.

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  • Democratic6

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The sponsor's argument

Why Luis R. Sepúlveda 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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations

    Senate Investigations And Government OperationsMay 12, 2026Result: passed

    (6) (1) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 5, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  2. May 14, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  3. May 13, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  4. May 12, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1081

    1ST REPORT CAL.1081

    NY Senate

  5. Apr 6, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    NY Senate

Show full history (13 earlier events)
  1. Mar 24, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  2. Mar 24, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Mar 24, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    NY Senate

  4. Mar 10, 2026

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1410A

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Senate

    DIED IN SENATE

    NY Senate

  6. Jan 7, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.52

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.52

    NY Assembly

  7. Mar 19, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  8. Mar 19, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  9. Mar 19, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    NY Senate

  10. Mar 18, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  11. Mar 18, 2025

    Rules Report CAL.109

    RULES REPORT CAL.109

    NY Assembly

  12. Mar 11, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  13. Jan 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    NY Assembly

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