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S 4726: Requires agencies and public employers to provide notice and a review period to employees whose personnel records have been provided pursuant to the state's freedom of information law.
What S 4726 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to provide written notification to public employees when their disciplinary records are requested. The notification must list the specific documents requested. Public employees will be given the ability to inspect their personnel file or any other document referencing them as part of the information request. This right to inspection is not restricted by the bill, but may be subject to collective bargaining agreements or other laws. The bill takes effect on the 30th day after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4726
- What is the current status of S 4726?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4726 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 4726 pass?
- Not yet. S 4726 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4726, and where is it now?
- S 4726 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 331 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4726 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 requests for employee personnel records The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 87 of the public officers law, as 2 added by chapter 302 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 3 6. [All agencies subject to the requirements of this article shall4develop a policy regarding providing a notification to public employees5in the event that the agency is responding to a request for such employ-6ee's disciplinary records] (a) Every agency or public employer shall 7 provide written notification to an employee that a request for informa- 8 tion pursuant to the provisions of this article seeking such employee's 9 personnel records has been approved. The notification shall list any 10 documents requested, provided, or copied for dissemination or public 11 inspection. 12 (b) Upon official notification from the employer that a request for 13 information pursuant to the provisions of this article seeking such 14 employee's personnel records has been approved, such employee shall be 15 given the ability to inspect their personnel file or any other document 16 referencing the employee as part of the information request. This 17 section shall not be a restriction to an employee's right to inspect 18 their personnel file pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, or 19 other law. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 21 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09569-01-5
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