New York A 9563: Requires state agencies to appear biannually in front of the relevant legislative committees

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A09563 Summary:

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Requires state agencies to appear biannually in front of the relevant legislative committee; defines state agency.

Go to top A09563 Actions:

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01/14/2026referred to governmental operations

05/05/2026held for consideration in governmental operations

Go to topA09563 Committee&nbspVotes:

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Go to topA09563 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09563 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9563

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring state
 agencies report to the relevant committees on a biannual basis

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 31-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 31-a. Biannual appearances and inquiries in respect to state agen-
 4 cies; procedure regulated. 1. For the purposes of this section, "state
 5 agency" shall mean the following:
 6 (a) state board of elections;
 7 (b) canal corporation;
 8 (c) city university of New York;
 9 (d) department of agriculture and markets;
 10 (e) department of civil services;
 11 (f) department of corrections and community supervision;
 12 (g) department of education;
 13 (h) department of environmental conservation;
 14 (i) department of financial services;
 15 (j) department of health;
 16 (k) department of labor;
 17 (l) department of motor vehicles;
 18 (m) department of public service;
 19 (n) department of taxation and finance;
 20 (o) department of transportation;
 21 (p) department of veteran services;
 22 (q) division of consumer protection;
 23 (r) division of criminal justice services;
 24 (s) division of homeland security and emergency services;
 25 (t) division of human rights;
 26 (u) division of military and naval affairs;
 27 (v) division of state police;
 28 (w) division of the budget;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14317-01-5

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 1 (x) dormitory authority;
 2 (y) empire state development corporation;
 3 (z) New York state energy research and development authority;
 4 (aa) New York state gaming commission;
 5 (bb) division of homes and community renewal;
 6 (cc) the state liquor authority;
 7 (dd) metropolitan transit authority;
 8 (ee) New York state insurance fund;
 9 (ff) the New York state office for new Americans;
 10 (gg) office for people with developmental disabilities;
 11 (hh) state office for the aging;
 12 (ii) office for the prevention of domestic violence;
 13 (jj) office of addiction services and supports;
 14 (kk) office of cannabis management;
 15 (ll) office of children and family services;
 16 (mm) office of emergency management;
 17 (nn) office of fire prevention and control;
 18 (oo) office of general services;
 19 (pp) office of information technology services;
 20 (qq) office of mental health;
 21 (rr) office of parks, recreation and historic preservation;
 22 (ss) office of temporary and disability assistance;
 23 (tt) office of victim services;
 24 (uu) office of inspector general;
 25 (vv) port authority;
 26 (ww) power authority;
 27 (xx) state university of New York;
 28 (yy) thruway authority; and
 29 (zz) workers compensation board.
 30 2. The heads of each state agency, or a designee if such agency does
 31 not have a head, shall appear and be heard before the relevant commit-
 32 tees of the houses of the legislature on a biannual basis. Such appear-
 33 ance by the head of such state agency shall be made in person. The head
 34 of each state agency shall answer questions by the committees of the
 35 houses of the legisla