New York A 4674: Enacts the "criminal court opinion transparency act"

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A04674 Summary:

BILL NOA04674A

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SAME ASSAME AS S03864-A

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SPONSORBurdick

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §212, Judy L

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Requires the chief administrator of the courts to submit a report to the legislature and the governor on: an evaluation of the feasibility and benefit of publishing suppression rulings rendered by trial-level criminal courts and/or collection of data regarding such rulings; whether the publication of additional decisions and/or collection of data would improve the practice of law; an evaluation of the means by which such publication and/or collection of data may be effectuated to improve transparency and the public understanding of these courts; an assessment of any further resources that would be necessary to support increased publication or data collection; and recommendations regarding legislation and administrative measures that could be taken.

Go to top A04674 Actions:

BILL NOA04674A

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02/04/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

05/19/2026amend (t) and recommit to judiciary

05/19/2026print number 4674a

05/29/2026reference changed to ways and means

06/01/2026reported referred to rules

06/02/2026reported 

06/02/2026rules report cal.335

06/02/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.335

06/02/2026substituted by s3864a

&nbspS03864 AMEND=A GIANARIS

&nbsp01/30/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp03/11/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp05/21/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp05/21/2026PRINT NUMBER 3864A

&nbsp06/01/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/01/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1452

&nbsp06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/01/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/02/2026substituted for a4674a

&nbsp06/02/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.335

&nbsp06/02/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/02/2026returned to senate

Go to topA04674 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/01/2026AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAbsentManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/02/2026AYE/NAY:18/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeBrabenecNay

DinowitzAyePalmesanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

MagnarelliAyeSmithNay

PaulinAyeJensenNay

Peoples-StokesExcusedGandolfoNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanExcused

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA04674 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA04674 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4674--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in
 accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the publication of
 opinions rendered in criminal causes

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "criminal court opinion transparency act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 212 of the judiciary law is amended by
 4 adding a new paragraph (gg) to read as follows:
 5 (gg) Submit to the legislature and the governor a report on or before
 6 the fifteenth day of January, two thousand twenty-seven, including: (1)
 7 an evaluation of the feasibility and benefit of publishing suppression
 8 rulings rendered by trial-level criminal courts and/or collection of
 9 data regarding such rulings; (2) whether the