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Senate Bill S2600

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to restricting certain business or professional activities by certain former members of the legislature

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2009-S2600 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง73, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2549

2009-S2600 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to restricting certain business or professional activities by former speaker of the assembly, temporary president of the senate and majority leader of the senate.

2009-S2600 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2600 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2600

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the public officers  law,  in  relation  to  restricting
  certain  business or professional activities by certain former members
  of the legislature

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (iii)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of
section 73 of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 14  of  the
laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  (iii)  No  person  who has served as a member of the legislature shall
within a period of two years  after  the  termination  of  such  service
receive  compensation  for  any  services on behalf of any person, firm,
corporation or association to promote or oppose, directly or indirectly,
the passage of bills or resolutions by either house of the  legislature.
No  legislative  employee  shall  within a period of two years after the
termination of such service receive compensation  for  any  services  on
behalf  of any person, firm, corporation or association to appear, prac-
tice or directly communicate before either house of the  legislature  to
promote or oppose the passage of bills or resolutions by either house of
the  legislature.  NO  PERSON  WHO  WAS ELECTED TO OR OTHERWISE HELD THE
POSITION OF SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY OR TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OR  MAJORITY
LEADER  OF  THE  SENATE SHALL, FOR COMPENSATION ON BEHALF OF ANY PERSON,
FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION, SEEK THE SIGNING INTO LAW OF  OR  VETO
ANY  LEGISLATION BY THE GOVERNOR OR THE ENACTMENT, AMENDMENT, OR REMOVAL
OR ANY RULE, REGULATION, OR POLICY  OF  ANY  STATE  DEPARTMENT,  AGENCY,
DIVISION,  OR  AUTHORITY,  OR FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACTS OR AGREE-
MENTS BY ANY SUCH DEPARTMENT, AGENCY,  DIVISION,  OR  AUTHORITY,  FOR  A
PERIOD  OF  TWO  YEARS  UNTIL  AFTER HE OR SHE SHALL HAVE CEASED TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09549-01-9

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