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S 3421: 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 S 3421 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to increase transparency in state budget discussions. All meetings between the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly regarding the state budget will be open to the general public. The meetings must be held in a physical location where a member participates, and the public will have the opportunity to attend, listen, and observe. The meetings will also be broadcast to the public, recorded, and streamed on the governor's, senate's, and assembly's websites in real-time. The meetings will be maintained as records by the office of the governor and each house of the legislature. The public will have the opportunity to take photographs, make recordings, or transmit the meetings via audio or video means. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3421
- What is the current status of S 3421?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3421 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 INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
- Did S 3421 pass?
- Not yet. S 3421 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3421, and where is it now?
- S 3421 was authored by Sen. George Borrello. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 326 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3421 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- 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 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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