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A 6613: Permits records required to be disclosed under the freedom of information law to have exempt parts of such documents be redacted before disclosure.
What A 6613 does, verified December 6, 2025
The bill aims to amend the Public Officers Law to allow for redaction of certain parts of records before disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law. Currently, agencies must make available all records for public inspection and copying, except those that can be withheld due to specific exceptions. When a record contains both exempt and disclosed portions, agencies can redact the exempt parts before disclosure. The bill requires agencies to provide a specific justification for denying access to records or certain parts of records. The changes take effect immediately.
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Last action: tabled (2025-12-05)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6613
- What is the current status of A 6613?
- As of December 6, 2025, A 6613 is recorded as "Vetoed": it passed both houses but was vetoed by the Governor. The last recorded action, on December 5, 2025, was "tabled".
- Did A 6613 pass?
- A 6613 passed both houses, but the Governor vetoed it. A veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in each house, which is rare.
- Who wrote A 6613, and where is it now?
- A 6613 was authored by Asm. John McDonald with 1 coauthor.
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| Dec. 05, 2025 | tabled |
| Dec. 05, 2025 | vetoed memo.69 |
| Dec. 01, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 6, 2025 · 342 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6613 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to permitting records required to be disclosed under the freedom of information law to have exempt parts of such documents be redacted before disclosure The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 87 of the 2 public officers law, as amended by chapter 808 of the laws of 2021, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 Each agency shall, in accordance with its published rules, make avail- 5 able for public inspection and copying all records, except those records 6 or portions thereof that may be withheld pursuant to the exceptions of 7 rights of access appearing in this subdivision. Except for any record 8 that is exempt from disclosure by state or federal statute pursuant to 9 paragraph (a) of this subdivision, when a record contains portions that 10 may be denied pursuant to this article, as well as portions that must be 11 disclosed, an agency may redact or withhold the portions subject to one 12 or more of the permissible grounds for denial, but shall disclose the 13 remaining portions. A denial of access shall not be based solely on the 14 category or type of such record and shall be valid only when there is a 15 particularized and specific justification for such denial. Each agency 16 shall, in accordance with its published rules, make available for public 17 inspection and copying all records, except that such agency may deny 18 access to records or portions thereof that: 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00328-01-5
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