---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to making certain documents available for open meetings"
description: "Requires certain documents to be made available for open meetings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 1228"
citation: "New York A 1228 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PAULIN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-10-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64079fa3-9192-4d34-acfe-ae9631367ca5"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A1228"
source_hash: "026591973238716754d1b603e1758fefb0cc75326a15b891971b7943e0ca3991"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 1228 (2021-2022) — Relates to making certain documents available for open meetings

Requires certain documents to be made available for open meetings.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A1228** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1228&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A1228A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A1228A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **150–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- PAULIN — primary (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- GALLAGHER — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-07** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** PRINT NUMBER 1228A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-27** REPORTED
- **2021-04-29** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.242
- **2021-05-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-04** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1150A
- **2021-06-08** 3RD READING CAL.1139
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-19** SIGNED CHAP.481 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64079fa3-9192-4d34-acfe-ae9631367ca5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).