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Open Government, Freedom of Information

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Open Government, Freedom of Information
We champion Open Data, FOIL, OML, and using everyday technology to make government transparent.

To see our positions on bills that fall under this issue area, please see our chart of Reinvent Albany State Bill Memos.

Open Government, Freedom of Information

From the Blog

May 15, 2026 Support for Three Bills Strengthening NYS Government, Opposition to One Read more May 7, 2026 Statement on Gov. Hochul’s Announcement of Very Late FY 2027 Budget Deal Read more NYS Agencies Failing to Make FOIL Easier for Public Read more May 5, 2026 13 Groups Back Transparency Bill Requiring Online FOIL Appeals Read more

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Open Government, Freedom of Information

In the News

April 15, 2026 Mamdani’s City Hall Hands Over AI Voice Recordings of Ex-Mayor Eric Adams NBC New York March 25, 2026 Advocates Lobby to Increase Government Transparency Legislative Gazette March 25, 2026 Does Syracuse’s Surveillance Tech Evaluation Group Have a Right to Privacy? Experts Say No Central Current March 11, 2026 Mamdani Pledged a ‘Culture of Transparency.’ Why Hasn’t He Turned Over These Records? NBC 4 New York

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Open Government, Freedom of Information

Reports and Fact Sheets

May 2026 NYS Agencies Failing to Make FOIL Easier for Public Read more January 2026 Listening to FOIL 2025: Lessons from 11 New York State Agencies Read more December 2025 Transparency Gap: NY Senate Confirmation Votes Kept Behind Two Layers of Obstacles Read more December 2025 Building a 21st Century Judiciary: A Reform Agenda for New York City Read more

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Open Government, Freedom of Information

Memo Tracker

Assembly Bill	Senate Bill	RA Position	Status	Description (Links to Memo)
A2321 (McDonald)	S9739 (Kavanagh)	Support	Passed Assembly, In Senate Committee	Requires agencies to submit FOIL logs to Committee on Open Government
A950 (Steck)	S1418 (Liu)	Support	On Senate Floor, In Assembly Committee	Strengthens FOIL attorneys’ fees
A10759 (Raga)	S10098 (Skoufis)	Support	On Senate Floor, In Assembly Committee	Reduces time public must wait to appeal FOIL delays and denials
A1410 (Rosenthal L)	S9777 (Sepúlveda)	Support	Passed Assembly, On Senate Floor	Limits Commercial FOIL Exemption
A6613 (McDonald)	S67 (Skoufis)	Support	Vetoed by Governor	Clarifies FOIL regarding redactions
A7796 (Kelles)	S1666 (Harckham)	Support	In Committee	Clarifies NYS Freedom of Information Law
	S4479 (Ramos)	Support	On Senate Floor	Requires lists of debarred companies be published as open data
A6707 (Solages)		Support	Passed Assembly, In Senate Committee	Requires information about contracts exempted from OSC oversight to be published
A11143 (Kassay)	S9607 (May)	Support	In Senate Committee, In Assembly Committee	Requires agencies to allow FOIL appeals be done electronically