New York S 10593: Relates to certain powers of the attorney general

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S10593 Summary:

BILL NOS10593 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11332

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §87, Pub Off L; amd §§297 & 75, Exec L; amd §40-c, Civ Rts L; add §2-e, amd §355, Ed L; amd §§2602 & 406,
Pub Health L

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Authorizes the denial of access to certain public records which relate to civil investigations; relates to the enforcement powers of the attorney general; authorizes the attorney general to investigate and bring any civil action addressing repeated or persistent discrimination in elementary and secondary schools; requires the compromise of any claim which the state may have for care, maintenance or treatment furnished in hospitals or other such facilities to be made accordance with parameters established by the office of the attorney general; allows the commissioner of health to waive bills or compromise bills for the maintenance, care and treatment furnished to patients in medical facilities upon the prior approval of the comptroller alone.

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BILL NOS10593 

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05/28/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

06/04/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1811

06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/05/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10593

 IN SENATE

 May 28, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the denial of
 access to public records that relate to civil investigations; to amend
 the executive law and the civil rights law, relating to the enforce-
 ment powers of the attorney general; to amend the education law, in
 relation to authorizing the attorney general to enforce the provisions
 of the education law against covered entities who engage in discrimi-
 nation and the powers and duties of state university trustees; and to
 amend the public health law, in relation to the compromise of certain
 claims the state may have

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs iii and iv of paragraph (e) of subdivision 2
 2 of section 87 of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 155 of
 3 the laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows:
 4 iii. identify a confidential source or disclose confidential informa-
 5 tion relating to a civil or criminal investigation; or
 6 iv. reveal civil or criminal investigative techniques or procedures,
 7 except routine techniques and procedures;
 8 § 2. Section 297 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 9 subdivision 11 to read as follows:
 10 11. Where the attorney general determines that an unlawful discrimina-
 11 tory practice is repeated or otherwise persistent, the attorney general
 12 shall have a cause of action in any court of appropriate jurisdiction
 13 for damages, injunctive relief, and such other remedies as may be appro-
 14 priate. The attorney general is authorized to take proof, issue subpoe-
 15 nas, and administer oaths when investigating whether an action should be
 16 filed. The term "repeated" as used in this subdivision shall include
 17 repetition of any separate and distinct unlawful discriminatory prac-
 18 tice, or conduct that affects more than one person. The term "persist-
 19 ent" as used in this subdivision shall include continuance or carrying
 20 on of any unlawful discriminatory practice. Nothing in this section
 21 shall in any way limit rights or remedies which are otherwise available
 22 under law to the attorney general or any other person authorized to
 23 bring an action under this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02621-12-6

 S. 10593 2

 1 § 3. Section 40-c of the civil rights law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. Where the