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A 2336: Requires certain meetings between the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly relating to the state budget to be open to the general public; to provide an opportunity for the public to attend, listen to, and observe such meetings; and to broadcast and maintain records of such meetings on each party's website.
What A 2336 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to increase transparency in state budget discussions by requiring public access to meetings where the governor, senate, and assembly negotiate or debate the budget. Public meetings discussing the state budget must be open to the general public and allow for in-person attendance, photography, broadcasting, and recording. The meetings will be broadcast in real-time and made available on the governor's, senate's, and assembly's websites for a reasonable time after the meeting. This increased transparency will enable the public to stay informed about state budget discussions and decisions.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2336
- What is the current status of A 2336?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 2336 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 2336 pass?
- Not yet. A 2336 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2336, and where is it now?
- A 2336 was authored by Asm. Stephen Hawley with 8 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 318 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2336 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring public access to state budget discussions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 2 103-b to read as follows: 3 § 103-b. Public access to state budget discussions. 1. Notwithstand- 4 ing the provisions of this article, or any other law to the contrary, 5 every meeting of the governor, the temporary president of the senate and 6 the speaker of the assembly arranged to discuss, negotiate, or debate, 7 in part or in its entirety, the provisions of the state budget, shall be 8 open to the general public. 9 2. The host of the meetings under this section shall provide an oppor- 10 tunity for the public to attend, listen and observe the meetings in at 11 least one physical location at which a member participates and shall be 12 open to being photographed, broadcast, webcast, or otherwise recorded 13 and/or transmitted by audio or video means. 14 3. Meetings under this section shall, to the extent practicable, be 15 broadcast to the public and maintained as records by the office of the 16 governor and each house of the legislature and streamed on the websites 17 of the governor, the senate and the assembly in real-time and posted on 18 such websites within and for a reasonable time after the meeting. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05524-01-5
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