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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3864: Enacts the "criminal court opinion transparency act"

Passed both chambers 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

S 3864 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "criminal court opinion transparency act". Primary sponsor: Michael Gianaris. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael GianarisPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.335
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A4674A
  5. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1452
  9. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  10. PRINT NUMBER 3864A
  11. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
  12. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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