§ 1. Publication of records relating to Senate legislative and administrative records.
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Section 1. a. Publication of records relating to Senate legislative
and administrative records. Recognizing that legislative records
available by request under the "freedom of information law" are of
important public interest, the Senate shall make available through a
searchable and sortable database on the Senate website: records of
committees, agendas, votes, minutes, reports, attendance, fiscal notes,
and records of the chamber including, active lists, votes, transcripts,
calendars, the Senate payroll report and expenditure reports.
b. Furthermore all such records listed in subdivision a shall be
available for public inspection and copying in accordance with the
provisions of Article 6 of the Public Officers Law, "the freedom of
information law."
c. The Secretary of the Senate shall be the repository for all rules
and regulations regarding public inspection and copying of Senate
records. Such rules and regulations shall pertain to the times and
places such records are available, the persons from whom such records
may be obtained, the fees for copies of such records and the procedures
to be followed.
d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to increase the
legislative requirements set forth in subdivision 2 or 3 of section 88
of the public officers law.