Assembly Bill A717A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to sexual harassment complaints by clients of lobbyists

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A717 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3464
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1-e, 1-h & 1-j, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10557
2021-2022: A841, S806

2019-A717 - Summary

Requires reporting of the number of sexual harassment complaints by clients of lobbyists.

2019-A717 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    717
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the legislative law, in relation to sexual harassment
   training and penalties for lobbyists
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1-c of the legislative law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision (x) to read as follows:
   (X) THE TERM "SEXUAL HARASSMENT"  SHALL  INCLUDE  UNWELCOME  ADVANCES,
 REQUESTING SEXUAL FAVORS, OR OTHER VERBAL OR PHYSICAL CONDUCT OF A SEXU-
 AL NATURE IF SUCH CONDUCT IS MADE EITHER EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY A TERM
 OR  CONDITION  OF  EMPLOYMENT,  OR  SUBMISSION  TO  OR REJECTION OF SUCH
 CONDUCT IS USED AS THE BASIS FOR EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS AFFECTING AN INDI-
 VIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT, OR SUCH CONDUCT HAS THE PURPOSE OR EFFECT OF UNREA-
 SONABLY INTERFERING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL'S WORK PERFORMANCE OR CREATING AN
 INTIMIDATING, HOSTILE,  OR  OFFENSIVE  WORK  ENVIRONMENT,  EVEN  IF  THE
 COMPLAINING  INDIVIDUAL IS NOT THE INTENDED TARGET OF THE SEXUAL HARASS-
 MENT.
   § 2. Section 1-o of the legislative law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision (e) to read as follows:
   (E)(I)  ANY LOBBYIST WHO IS FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT SHALL BE
 SUBJECTED TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   (II) ANY LOBBYIST WHO IS FOUND  GUILTY  OF  SEXUAL  HARASSMENT,  AFTER
 HAVING  BEEN FOUND GUILTY FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY THE COMMISSION MAY BE
 SUBJECT TO A DETERMINATION THAT THE LOBBYIST IS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING
 IN LOBBYING OR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH
 (V) OF SUBDIVISION (C) OF SECTION ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, FOR A PERIOD OF
 ONE YEAR.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01658-01-9

2019-A717A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3464
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1-e, 1-h & 1-j, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10557
2021-2022: A841, S806

2019-A717A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires reporting of the number of sexual harassment complaints by clients of lobbyists.

2019-A717A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  717--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation  to  sexual  harassment
   complaints by clients of lobbyists
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision c of section 1-e  of  the  legislative  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph 9 to read as follows:
   (9) (I) THE NUMBER, IF ANY, OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT
 RECEIVED, BY THE LOBBYIST OR THEIR ORGANIZATION FILED BY THE CLIENT OF A
 LOBBYIST  OR  PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR LEGISLATIVE BODIES BEFORE WHICH
 THE LOBBYIST IS LOBBYING.
   (II) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION ONLY "COMPLAINTS RELATED  TO  SEXUAL
 HARASSMENT" SHALL MEAN A COMPLAINT THAT WOULD QUALIFY UNDER THE RULES OR
 REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE-G OF THE LABOR LAW
 OR SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX-D OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   §  2. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (b) of section 1-h of the legislative
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read as follows:
   (VI) (A) THE NUMBER, IF ANY, OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO  SEXUAL  HARASS-
 MENT RECEIVED, BY THE LOBBYIST OR THEIR ORGANIZATION FILED BY THE CLIENT
 OF  A  LOBBYIST  OR PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR LEGISLATIVE BODIES BEFORE
 WHICH THE LOBBYIST IS LOBBYING.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION ONLY "COMPLAINTS  RELATED  TO  SEXUAL
 HARASSMENT" SHALL MEAN A COMPLAINT THAT WOULD QUALIFY UNDER THE RULES OR
 REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE-G OF THE LABOR LAW
 OR SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SIX-D OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   §  3. Paragraph 6 of subdivision (b) of section 1-j of the legislative
 law, as added by section 7-b of part A of chapter 399  of  the  laws  of
 2011, is amended and a new paragraph 7 is added to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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