---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months"
description: "Prohibits agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months except for the actual cost of a storage device or media if provided to the requester."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 610"
citation: "New York A 610 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1484888f-08b7-4ae5-a07d-5579d347c3c1"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A610"
source_hash: "9ca73bc101f3a4cac4ef6ea97713a0ecd9a805e68bef7e3e6ab56f28a014a84b"
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 610 (2023-2024) — Prohibits agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months

Prohibits agencies from charging a fee for records where an electronic copy is already available from a previous request made within the past six months except for the actual cost of a storage device or media if provided to the requester.

## Version chain

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

1. **A610** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A610&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED
- **2023-01-18** RULES REPORT CAL.20
- **2023-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.20
- **2023-01-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-18** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2220
- **2023-02-06** 3RD READING CAL.157
- **2023-02-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-02-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.7 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1484888f-08b7-4ae5-a07d-5579d347c3c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).