NYC Council Introduction 1040

intro.nyc/1040-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Creating expedited processing of FOIL requests to professional journalists
Status: Committee Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Sponsored by Carlina Rivera
Introduced: September 12, 2024

This bill would create a process for expedited processing of FOIL requests to professional journalists, by requiring agencies to respond to their requests within 10 days of acknowledgment of receipt, unless unreasonable, but no later than six months from acknowledgement of receipt.