{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-8-2","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 8, § 2","heading":"Disclosure policy","body":"§ 2. Disclosure policy. a. In addition to any records required  to  be\nmade available pursuant to the provisions of section eighty-eight of the\npublic   officers   law   and  the  rules  and  regulations  promulgated\nthereunder, all other existing records maintained by the Assembly  shall\nbe available for public inspection and copying, except that the Assembly\nmay deny access to records or portions thereof that:\n  (1)  are  specifically  exempted  from  disclosure by state or federal\nstatute or a Rule of the Assembly, or Permanent Joint Rule of the Senate\nand Assembly;\n  (2) if disclosed would constitute an unwarranted invasion of  personal\nprivacy  as defined in subdivisions two and two-a of section eighty-nine\nor section ninety-six of the public officers  law,  including,  but  not\nlimited to:\n  (a)  the  medical,  financial,  credit  or  employment  history  of  a\nparticular person or matters leading  to  the  appointment,  employment,\npromotion,  demotion,  discipline,  suspension,  dismissal or removal of\nsuch person; or\n  (b) names, addresses, numbers or other personal identifying details of\ntelephone communications or mail correspondence made by or to Members of\nthe Assembly or employees thereof;\n  (3) if disclosed would impair present or imminent contract  awards  or\ncollective bargaining negotiations;\n  (4)  if  disclosed  would  impair  negotiations relating to pending or\nproposed legislation;\n  (5) are trade secrets or proprietary information which, if  disclosed,\nwould cause substantial harm to the subject enterprise;\n  (6)  are  compiled  for  legislative purposes and which, if disclosed,\nwould:\n  (a)  interfere  with  legislative  investigations,   law   enforcement\ninvestigations or judicial proceedings;\n  (b)  deprive  a  person  of  a  right  to  a  fair  trial or impartial\nadjudication;\n  (c) identify a confidential source or disclose information relating to\na legislative or criminal investigation; or\n  (d)  reveal  criminal  or  legislative  investigative  techniques   or\nprocedures, except routine techniques and procedures;\n  (7) if disclosed would endanger the life or safety of any person;\n  (8) are inter-agency or intra-agency materials which are not:\n  (a)  statistical or factual tabulations of data of or with respect to,\nmaterial otherwise available for public inspection and copying  pursuant\nto section eighty-eight of the public officers law;\n  (b) instructions to staff that affect members of the public;\n  (c) final reports and formal opinions submitted to the legislature;\n  (d)  final  reports  or  recommendations  and  minority  or dissenting\nreports  and  opinions  of  members  of  committees,  subcommittees,  or\ncommissions of the legislature;\n  (9) are computer access codes;\n  (10)  are  material  prepared  for litigation or constituting attorney\nwork product.\n  b. For purposes of this rule, \"agency\" shall have the same meaning  as\nthat  term  is defined in section eighty-six of the public officers law,\nbut shall also include either or both houses of the legislature.\n  c. In  order  to  facilitate  access  to  records  made  available  in\naccordance  with  this  rule,  a  copy of this rule shall be posted at a\npublic location to be determined by the Assembly.\n  d. The determination of the Assembly, with respect to  the  denial  of\naccess  to  any  materials of such house to which access is sought under\nthis rule shall be final and not subject to further review.","path":["Assembly Rules","Rule 8. Public Access to Records"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CMA/R8S2","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"45776b2c88003dd24082a4345db4635adf281d046504625043ce27b553dd7155","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-8-1","next":"us-ny/n.y.-assembly-rules-rule-8-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}