| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 25, 2010 |
print number 7052a |
| May 25, 2010 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes reported and committed to codes |
| May 03, 2010 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
| Mar 09, 2010 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S7052
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S7052 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10700
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §17-163, El L
2009-S7052 - Summary
Provides that any district attorney who knowingly solicits, accepts or receives any gift, service, hospitality, thing or promise, campaign donation, or anything else of value, under any circumstance from a criminal defendant, the defendant's attorney, or the family, employees or business partners of the defendant's attorney while prosecution of the defendant is pending, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2009-S7052 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7052
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the election law, in relation to providing that any
district attorney who solicits, accepts or receives any gift, service,
hospitality, thing or promise, campaign donation, or anything else of
value, under any circumstance from a criminal defendant, is guilty of
a misdemeanor
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To eliminate conflicts of interest and the appearance of a conflict of
interest between a prosecutor or district attorney and a criminal
defendant or defense attorney by prohibiting the solicitation or
acceptance of a gift, service, campaign donation or anything else of
value by a prosecutor or district attorney from a criminal defendant,
or the defendant's attorney, while he or she is prosecuting the
defendant.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
A new section, 17-163, is added to the general election law and
provides that any prosecutor or district attorney who solicits,
accepts or receives any gift, service, loan, thing or promise,
campaign donation, or anything else of value, under any circumstance
from a criminal defendant, or the defendant's attorney, while the
prosecution of the defendant is pending, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2009-S7052 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7052
I N S E N A T E
March 9, 2010
___________
Introduced by Sen. ESPADA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that any
district attorney who solicits, accepts or receives any gift, service,
hospitality, thing or promise, campaign donation, or anything else of
value, under any circumstance from a criminal defendant, is guilty of
a misdemeanor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 17-163
to read as follows:
S 17-163. MISDEMEANOR CONCERNING DISTRICT ATTORNEY SOLICITATION,
ACCEPTANCE OR RECEIPT OF GIFTS. ANY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHO SOLICITS,
ACCEPTS OR RECEIVES ANY GIFT, SERVICE, LOAN, TRAVEL, ENTERTAINMENT,
HOSPITALITY, THING OR PROMISE, CAMPAIGN DONATION, OR ANYTHING ELSE OF
VALUE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FROM A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT, THE DEFENDANT'S
ATTORNEY, OR THE FAMILY, EMPLOYEES, OR BUSINESS PARTNERS OF THE DEFEND-
ANT'S ATTORNEY, WHILE PROSECUTION OF THE DEFENDANT IS PENDING, IS GUILTY
OF A MISDEMEANOR.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15800-02-0
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S7052A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10700
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §17-163, El L
2009-S7052A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that any district attorney who knowingly solicits, accepts or receives any gift, service, hospitality, thing or promise, campaign donation, or anything else of value, under any circumstance from a criminal defendant, the defendant's attorney, or the family, employees or business partners of the defendant's attorney while prosecution of the defendant is pending, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2009-S7052A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7052A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to providing that any district
attorney who knowingly solicits, accepts or receives any gift, service,
hospitality, thing or promise, campaign donation, or anything else of
value, under any circumstance from a criminal defendant, is guilty of a
misdemeanor
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To eliminate conflicts of interest and the appearance of a conflict of
interest between a prosecutor or district attorney and a criminal
defendant or defense attorney by prohibiting the solicitation or
acceptance of a gift, service, campaign donation or anything else of
value by a prosecutor or district attorney from a criminal defendant,
or the defendant's attorney, while he or she is prosecuting the
defendant.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
A new section, 17-163, is added to the general election law and
provides that any prosecutor or district attorney who knowingly
solicits, accepts or receives any gift, service, loan, thing or
promise, campaign donation, or anything else of value, under any
circumstance from a criminal defendant, or the defendant's attorney,
while the prosecution of the defendant is pending, is guilty of a
2009-S7052A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7052--A
I N S E N A T E
March 9, 2010
___________
Introduced by Sens. ESPADA, ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- reported
favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Codes
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that any
district attorney who knowingly solicits, accepts or receives any
gift, service, hospitality, thing or promise, campaign donation, or
anything else of value, under any circumstance from a criminal defend-
ant, is guilty of a misdemeanor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 17-163
to read as follows:
S 17-163. MISDEMEANOR CONCERNING DISTRICT ATTORNEY SOLICITATION,
ACCEPTANCE OR RECEIPT OF GIFTS. ANY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHO KNOWINGLY
SOLICITS, ACCEPTS OR RECEIVES ANY GIFT, SERVICE, LOAN, TRAVEL, ENTER-
TAINMENT, HOSPITALITY, THING OR PROMISE, CAMPAIGN DONATION, OR ANYTHING
ELSE OF VALUE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FROM A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT, THE
DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY, OR THE FAMILY, EMPLOYEES, OR BUSINESS PARTNERS OF
THE DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY, WHILE PROSECUTION OF THE DEFENDANT IS PENDING,
IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15800-04-0
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