---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to access to certain records"
description: "Requires a particularized and specific justification for denial of access to records under the freedom of information law; relates to exemption from disclosure under the freedom of information law of certain law enforcement related records and records identifying victims."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 5470"
citation: "New York A 5470 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ENGLEBRIGHT"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2021-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9545c88-5a68-4a52-95e0-805e8527ee96"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5470"
source_hash: "94e60ce3cc6c6d0a0470847f8d3086f3d4bc8fd3f66d3d31b421080c986024b7"
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 5470 (2021-2022) — Relates to access to certain records

Requires a particularized and specific justification for denial of access to records under the freedom of information law; relates to exemption from disclosure under the freedom of information law of certain law enforcement related records and records identifying victims.

## Version chain

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

1. **A5470** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5470&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **137–12** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **54–9** (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 REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** REPORTED
- **2021-03-04** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.148
- **2021-03-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-03-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-03-18** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6017
- **2021-06-08** 3RD READING CAL.679
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-12-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29** SIGNED CHAP.808 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29** APPROVAL MEMO.157

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9545c88-5a68-4a52-95e0-805e8527ee96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).