A 1860: Prohibits agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request made by state and local agencies or the state legislature.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1860 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DINOWITZ, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to prohibiting certain agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request made by state and local agencies or the state legislature The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 87 of the public officers law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision one of this 4 section, agencies constituting part of the state government or the 5 government of a city of one million people or more shall not charge 6 other state and local agencies, or the state legislature, fees for the 7 processing of a request made in furtherance of the performance of the 8 official duties of that agency or the state legislature pursuant to this 9 article. However, nothing in this subdivision shall authorize or require 10 any charges or fees for the processing of such a request not authorized 11 or required prior to the effective date of this subdivision. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04842-01-5