S 3864 NY Passed Legislature
Enacts the "criminal court opinion transparency act"
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Summary
Requires the chief administrator of the courts to submit a report to the legislature and the governor on: an evaluation of the feasibility and benefit of publishing suppression rulings rendered by trial-level criminal courts and/or collection of data regarding such rulings; whether the publication of additional decisions and/or collection of data would improve the practice of law; an evaluation of the means by which such publication and/or collection of data may be effectuated to improve transparency and the public understanding of these courts; an assessment of any further resources that would be necessary to support increased publication or data collection; and recommendations regarding legislation and administrative measures that could be taken.
Sponsor (1)
- Michael Gianaris Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal · cosponsor
Action history (14)
- Jan 30, 2025 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
- Mar 11, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
- May 21, 2026 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY · upper
- May 21, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 3864A · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1452 · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
- Jun 2, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A4674A · lower
- Jun 2, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.335 · lower
- Jun 2, 2026 PASSED ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jun 2, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
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