---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to defining the terms \"retiree\" and \"beneficiary\" within the freedom of information law"
description: "Relates to defining the terms \"retiree\" and \"beneficiary\" within the freedom of information law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 5469"
citation: "New York A 5469 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ENGLEBRIGHT"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2022-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de453c69-7493-408b-a7af-846b68ca282c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5469"
source_hash: "eddfdb82b785f0a9dda284230c47312836f30bf94e6c95f6a7955a7a8ff7b2f5"
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 5469 (2021-2022) — Relates to defining the terms "retiree" and "beneficiary" within the freedom of information law

Relates to defining the terms "retiree" and "beneficiary" within the freedom of information law.

## Version chain

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

1. **A5469** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5469&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–1** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ENGLEBRIGHT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** REPORTED
- **2021-02-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.135
- **2021-03-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-03-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-03-18** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN SENATE
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.171
- **2022-03-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-03-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-03-22** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-17** SUBSTITUTED FOR S190
- **2022-05-17** 3RD READING CAL.791
- **2022-05-17** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-17** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-08-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-08** SIGNED CHAP.482 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de453c69-7493-408b-a7af-846b68ca282c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).