Permits assessment of certain fees and costs upon wrongful denial of access to records under the freedom of information law
Summary
Permits assessment of certain fees and costs upon wrongful denial of access to records under the freedom of information law when either the person has substantially prevailed, or if the agency failed to respond within the statutory time.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Last action Jun 5, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Jun 5, 2026
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
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