N.Y. Senate Rules Rule 15, § 1: Publication of records relating to Senate legislative and administrative records

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.