2026 MENU -- LEGISLATIVE SESSION

FOIL  senate foil

1.
CJA's December 1, 2025 FOIL request to Senate & Assembly --
"The Legislature's Certified Itemized Estimates of its Financial Need for FY2026-27,
as Required by Article VII, §1 of the NYS Constitution"

Senate's December 8, 2025 response

Assembly's December 8, 2025 response, with Legislative Budget

 

2.
CJA's January 23, 2026 FOIL request --
"Governor Hochul's 'recommendations' pertaining to the Legislative
& Judiciary budgets for fiscal year 2026-27"

Gov
Jan 26, 2026 acknowledgment

OCA
February 26, 2026 response

Senate
Jan 30, 2026 response
"overbroad and vague"

Assembly
Feb 2, 2026 response
"does not have any records which would be responsive"

 

3.
CJA's January 23, 2026 FOIL request -- transmitting e-mail
"records reflecting: (1) how Governor Hochul’s five proposed 'Article VII Bills'
each became actual bills, allegedly submitted by her 'pursuant to article seven
of the Constitution'; (2) why these actual bills are not posted on her Division
of the Budget’s website; and (3) findings of fact and conclusions of law
made with respect to CJA’s March 18, 2020 letter to Governor Cuomo"      

Gov
Jan. 26, 2026 acknowledgment
Jan 29, 2026 response
"FOIL does not require responses to specific questions but
instead governs release of government records"

CJA's Feb 28, 2026 FOIL appeal

March 13, 2026 decision on appeal

DOB
January 26, 2026 response

LBDC
Jan 27, 2026 response

Senate
Jan 30, 2026 response
"no documents/records responsive to your request (or match your request)"

Assembly
Feb 2, 2026 response
"does not have any records which would be responsive"

 

4.
CJA's January 26, 2026 FOIL request --
"The 2% Salary Increase for Judges & Justices
in the Judiciary’s FY2026-27 Budget Submission --
& in Governor Hochul’s Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill S.9001/A.10001"

Gov
Jan 26, 2026 acknowledgment
April 20, 2026 extension
June 16, 2026 extension
July 15, 2026 extension
August 12, 2026 extension

OCA
Jan 27, 2026 acknowledgment
Feb 26, 2026 extension
March 26, 2026 response -- attachment

 

5.
CJA's January 26, 2026 FOIL request --
"CJA's March 11, 2025 FOIL/Records Request
'The Judiciary's FY2025-26 Budget Submission'"

OCA's January 27, 2026 acknowledgment

OCA's February 10, 2026 acknowledgment of supplement

OCA's February 26, 2026 extension

OCA's March 26, 2026 extension

OCA's April 23, 2026 partial response

 

6.
CJA's January 26, 2026 FOIL request to Chief Administrative Judge Zayas -- transmitting e-mail
"The Judiciary’s FY2026-27 Budget Submission"

OCA's Jan 27, 2026 acknowledgment

CJA's February 6, 2026 supplement to FOIL request

OCA's Feb 10, 2026 acknowledgment
Feb 26, 2026 extension

7.
CJA's January 26, 2026 FOIL request to Criminal Justice Service & Division of Budget --
"FY2026-27 Aid to Localities Budget Bill #S.9003/A.10003 --
the 'plan' for reimbursement to counties for D.A. salaries -
& the dollar reimbursement to each county, etc." 

DCJS
Jan 26, 2026 acknowledgment
January 12, 2026 response --
"the Division has no responsive records to provide until that budget is passed,
and the Plan is prepared and approved by the Director of the Budget."

DOB
Jan 26, 2026 acknowledgment
Feb 2, 2026 response
"does not possess records responsive as of January 26, 2026"

 

8.
CJA's January 29, 2026 e-mail/FOIL request --
"STATUS? --
Newspaper & Broadcast Media Jobs Program' --
Economic Development Law Article 27"

Jan 29, 2026 acknowledgment
Feb 26, 2026 extension
March 4, 2026 response

 

9.
CJA's February 4, 2026 FOIL request --
"FY2025-26 Aid to Localities Budget Bill S.3003D/A.3003D --
Aid to Educational Television & Radio/State Education Law §236"

Educational Depatment's February 10, 2026 acknowledgment

March 10, 2026 response
payment 1  payment 2   payment 3

10.
CJA's February 4, 2026 FOIL request to Gov & Division of the Budget --
"Salary Increases Pursuant to the November 14, 2024 Report
of the Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation"

Gov
February 5, 2026 acknowledgment
February 9, 2026 response
"FOIL does not require responses to specific questions,
but instead governs release of government records"

CJA's February 28, 2026 FOIL appeal

March 13, 2026 appeal decision

DOB
Feb 11, 2026 response
"does not possess records responseto second and third portions of [] request"

11.
CJA's February 5, 2026 FOIL request to Senate & Assembly --
"'Joint Budget Conference Committee"'
required by Joint Rule III, §2 of the Permanent Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly"

Senate's February 12, 2026 response
"there are no documents/records responsive to your request (or match your request)"

Assembly's February 12, 2026 response
"does not have any records which would be responsive"

 

12.
CJA's March 13, 2026 FOIL request to Senate --
"Questions & FOIL/Records Request about the Senate's Non-Transparent Legislative 'Process'
with Respect to the FY2026-27 State Budget"

Senate's March 20, 2026 response

CJA's March 13, 2026 FOIL request to Assembly --
"Questions & FOIL/Records Request about the Assembly's Non-Transparent Legislative 'Process'
with Respect to the FY2026-27 State Budget"

Assembly's March 20, 2026 response
"does not have any records which would be responsive"

 

 

13.
CJA's March 16, 2026 FOIL/records request to Senate & Assembly --
"Timely promulgation of the 'Budget Consideration Schedule' required by Joint Rule III,
§1 of the Senate & Assembly Joint Permanent Rules"

Senate's March 23, 2026 response   attachment

Assembly's March 23, 2026 response

14.
CJA's April 6, 2026 FOIL/records request to Senate & Assembly --
"The March 23, 2026 'amending' of Gov Hochul's Debt Service Unibill #S.9002/A.10002
to Unibill #S.9002-A/A.10002-A"

Senate's April 13, 2026 response

Assembly's April 13, 2025 response

 

15.
CJA's May 29, 2026 FOIL/records request to Senate & Assembly --
"The Legislature's General Budget Conference Committee & Subcommittees for FY2026-2027"

 

16.
CJA's May 29, 2026 FOIL/records request to Gov, Senate & Assembly --
"Governor Hochul's 'messages of necessity' for all FY2026-27 budget bills,
including for her 'extender' budget bills

Assembly's June 23, 2026 response

 

17.
CJA's May 29, 2026 FOIL/records request to Senate & Assembly --
"The Senate & Assembly reports on 'each' and 'all' of the budget bills,
equired by Legislative Law §54b BEFORE their members voted thereon."

 

18.
CJA's August 11, 2026 FOIL/records request to Governor,
Senate/Minority Leader, & Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct
transmitting e-mail

Gov's August 12, 2026 acknowledgment

 

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