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Open Government, Freedom of Information

From the Blog

July 14, 2026 Support for Bill Clarifying When Nonprofits Are Linked to Government and Follow Its Requirements Read more July 13, 2026 Reinvent Albany to Charter Commission: Streamline Eliminating Government Mandated Reports Read more July 1, 2026 Reinvent Albany Publishes FOILed NY Senate Confirmation Votes Read more June 17, 2026 The Daily Gazette Editorial: FOIL Request Sends Message to State About Transparency Read more

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Open Government, Freedom of Information

In the News

June 25, 2026 This Week in NYC’s #CivicTech! Beta NYC June 5, 2026 Editorial: NY Lawmakers Must Not Hide Police Discipline Records Democrat and Chronicle June 5, 2026 Heavily Amended Criminal Court Transparency Bill Passed by Lawmakers Queens Daily Eagle June 3, 2026 New York Lawmakers Advance Bill to Study Wider Publication of Criminal Court Suppression Opinions Law.com

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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-A (McDonald)	S9739-A (Kavanagh)	Support	In Senate Committee	Requires agencies to submit FOIL logs to Committee on Open Government
A950 (Steck)	S1418 (Liu)	Support	Passed Senate, In Assembly Committee	Strengthens FOIL attorneys’ fees
A10759 (Raga)	S10098 (Skoufis)	Support	Passed Senate, 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
A11209 (Bronson)	S4479 (Ramos)	Support	Passed Senate, In Assembly Committee	Requires lists of debarred companies be published as open data
A6707 (Solages)		Support	Passed Assembly	Requires information about contracts exempted from OSC oversight to be published
A11143 (Kassay)	S9607 (May)	Support	In Committee	Requires agencies to allow FOIL appeals be done electronically
A2074-C (Berger)	S4117-B (Scarcella-Spanton)	Oppose	In Committee	Exempts certain claims against law enforcement from FOIL requests
A8248-A (Hevesi)	S8205-A (Brisport)	Support	Passed Senate, Passed Assembly	Allows the NYC Department of Investigations to access records from the Administration for Children's Services without prior state approval
A00173-A (Paulin)	S6165-A (Skoufis)	Support	Passed Senate, Passed Assembly	Applies open meetings and freedom of information requirements to municipal-affiliated nonprofit organizations