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NYC Council · Int 1402-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Reporting on police department compliance with freedom of information law requests.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Sep 25, 2025
Official status: Filed (End of Session)
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on police department compliance with freedom of information law requests” Read the full text

Public Safety

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Investigations to annually report on the New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) compliance with the Freedom of Information Law. The report would provide recommendations on improving compliance with the Freedom of Information Law as well as data about the kinds of requests being made and the timeline on which NYPD responded to the request.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Sep 25, 2025
Referred to Comm by Council · Sep 25, 2025
Hearing Held by Committee · Nov 19, 2025

Committee on Public Safety

Laid Over by Committee · Nov 19, 2025

Committee on Public Safety

Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025

Official documents

Summary of Int. No. 1402
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Int. No. 1402
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September 25, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
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Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-25-25.pdf
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Committee Report 11/19/25
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Hearing Testimony 11/19/25
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Hearing Transcript 11/19/25
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Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
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Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
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Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Yusef SalaamLincoln RestlerFarah N. Louis

Who is lobbying on this

Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, Inc.via Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, Inc. · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
4 filings
The Legal Aid Societyvia The Legal Aid Society · Law
1 filing
From 5 City Clerk eLobbyist filings naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025).