Bill > S01074

This bill, known as the "Open New York Act," establishes a comprehensive framework for public disclosure of state agency records on the internet. The legislation requires state agencies to categorize their records into four classifications: immediate (records that can be quickly published online), priority (records requiring more time to prepare), legacy (complex records needing significant preparation), and exempt (records not required to be disclosed). Each agency must submit a compliance plan by January 2027, detailing how they will make their records publicly accessible through a single web portal. The bill mandates that records must be available in machine-readable, unprocessed electronic format, without registration requirements or fees, and provides a phased implementation schedule with deadlines ranging from 2027 to 2029. The Office of Information Technology Services is tasked with developing a technical standards manual for internet publishing, consulting with voluntary consensus standards bodies to ensure best practices. Additionally, the bill defines technical terms like "consensus" and "voluntary consensus standards" and prohibits charging fees for physical copies of records that are not made available online within the specified timeframes. The ultimate goal is to increase government transparency by making state agency records more accessible to the public.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1074