New York A 7796: Relates to accessing records under the freedom of information law
Status: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (as of 2026-03-23)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 7796
Sponsors: Anna Kelles, Alicia Hyndman, Harvey Epstein, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Jo Anne Simon, MaryJane Shimsky, Nily Rozic, Steve Stern, Yudelka Tapia
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript A07796 Summary: BILL NOA07796   SAME ASSAME AS S01666   SPONSORKelles   COSPNSRSimon, Gonzalez-Rojas, Epstein, Tapia, Stern, Shimsky, Hyndman, Rozic   MLTSPNSR   Amd §89, Pub Off L   Provides for accessing records under the freedom of information law including notification procedures and the release of names of natural persons and residential addresses. Go to top A07796 Actions: BILL NOA07796   04/11/2025referred to governmental operations 01/07/2026referred to governmental operations 03/17/2026reported 03/19/2026advanced to third reading cal.320 03/23/2026passed assembly 03/23/2026delivered to senate 03/23/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS Go to topA07796 Committee Votes: Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald DATE:03/17/2026AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable McDonaldAyeBeephanAye GlickAyeSimpsonAye KimAyeNovakhovAye Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye WilliamsAye RagaAye SimoneAye ShimskyAye KassayAye BurroughsAye Go to topA07796 Floor Votes: DATE:03/23/2026Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 142/0Yes Alvarez Yes Carroll P Yes Friend Yes Lemondes Yes Pheffer Amato Yes Slater Yes Anderson Yes Carroll RC Yes Gallagher Yes Levenberg Yes Pirozzolo ER Smith Yes Angelino Yes Cashman Yes Gallahan ER Lucas Yes Powers Yes Smullen Yes Bailey Yes Chandler-Waterm Yes Gandolfo Yes Lunsford Yes Pretlow Yes Solages Yes Barclay Yes Chang Yes Gibbs Yes Lupardo Yes Ra Yes Steck Yes Barrett Yes Chludzinski Yes Giglio Yes Magnarelli Yes Raga Yes Stern Yes Beephan Yes Clark Yes Glick ER Maher Yes Rajkumar Yes Stirpe Yes Bendett Yes Colton Yes Gonzalez-Rojas Yes Manktelow Yes Ramos Yes Tague Yes Benedetto Yes Conrad Yes Gray Yes McDonald Yes Reilly Yes Tannousis Yes Berger ER Cook Yes Griffin ER McDonough Yes Reyes Yes Tapia Yes ‡ Bichotte Hermel Yes Cruz Yes Hawley Yes McMahon Yes Rivera Yes Taylor Yes Blankenbush Yes ‡ Cunningham ER Hevesi Yes Meeks Yes ‡ Romero Yes Torres Yes Blumencranz Yes Dais Yes Hooks Yes Mikulin Yes Rosenthal Yes Valdez Yes Bologna Yes Davila Yes Hunter Yes Miller Yes Rozic Yes Vanel ER Bores Yes De Los Santos Yes Hyndman Yes Mitaynes Yes Santabarbara Yes Walker Yes Brabenec Yes DeStefano Yes Jackson Yes Molitor Yes Sayegh Yes Walsh Yes Braunstein Yes Dilan Yes Jacobson Yes Moreno Yes Schiavoni Yes Weprin Yes Bronson Yes Dinowitz Yes Jensen Yes Morinello Yes Seawright Yes Wieder Yes Brook-Krasny Yes ‡ DiPietro Yes Kassay Yes Norber Yes Sempolinski Yes Williams Yes Brown EA Yes Durso Yes Kay Yes Novakhov Yes Septimo Yes Woerner Yes Brown K Yes Eachus Yes Kelles Yes O'Pharrow Yes Shimsky Yes Wright Yes Burdick Yes Eichenstein Yes Kim Yes Otis Yes Shrestha Yes Yeger Yes ‡ Burke Yes Fall ER Lasher Yes Palmesano Yes Simon Yes Zaccaro Yes Burroughs Yes Fitzpatrick Yes Lavine Yes Paulin Yes Simone Yes Zinerman Yes Buttenschon Yes Forrest Yes Lee Yes Peoples-Stokes Yes Simpson Yes Mr. Speaker ‡ Indicates voting via videoconference Go to topA07796 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7796 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, SIMON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, EPSTEIN, TAPIA, STERN, SHIMSKY, HYNDMAN, ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to accessing records under the freedom of information law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph iii of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 and 2 subdivision 3 of section 89 of the public officers law, subparagraph iii 3 of paragraph (b) of
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