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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7552: Requires members of a public body to complete a minimum level of training on the state's open meetings law and freedom of information law

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 7552 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires members of a public body to complete a minimum level of training on the state's open meetings law and freedom of information law. Primary sponsor: Karen McMahon (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.227.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires members of a public body to complete a minimum of two hours of training, with one hour on the state's open meetings law and one hour on freedom of information law; requires certain local, city, county, town and village public body members to complete such training as well.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karen McMahonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.227
  2. RULES REPORT CAL.227
  3. REPORTED
  4. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  5. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  6. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source