Assembly Bill A6942

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain functions in the county of Albany whenever the legislature is in session

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

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2011-A6942 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1-m-1, amd §1-o, Leg L; amd §14-126, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6855
2013-2014: A6267
2015-2016: A4671
2017-2018: A3319

2011-A6942 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain functions in the county of Albany whenever the legislature is in session.

2011-A6942 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6942

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GALEF, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  CAMARA, SAYWARD, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
  Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the election law, in relation to
  prohibiting  certain  functions  in  the county of Albany whenever the
  legislature is in session

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

  Section  1.    The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section
1-m-1 to read as follows:
  S 1-M-1. CERTAIN FUNCTIONS PROHIBITED IN ALBANY COUNTY.  NOTWITHSTAND-
ING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  NO  PERSON  OR  ENTITY  SHALL
HOLD,  PARTICIPATE  IN,  OR  ATTEND A FUNCTION DESIGNED TO SOLICIT FUNDS
THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF  ARTICLE  FOURTEEN  OF
THE  ELECTION LAW IN THE COUNTY OF ALBANY WHENEVER THE LEGISLATURE IS IN
SESSION.  THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT APPLY TO A STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL,
STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, WHO  REPRESENTS
OR HOLDS OFFICE IN THE COUNTY OF ALBANY.
  S 2. Subdivision (a) and paragraphs (i) and (iv) of subdivision (b) of
section  1-o  of the legislative law, as added by chapter 14 of the laws
of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  (a) (i) Any lobbyist, public corporation, or client who knowingly  and
wilfully  fails  to  file  timely a report or statement required by this
section or knowingly and wilfully files false information  or  knowingly
and  wilfully  violates section one-m OR ONE-M-ONE of this article shall
be guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
  (ii) any lobbyist, public corporation, or  client  who  knowingly  and
wilfully  fails  to  file  timely a report or statement required by this
section or knowingly and wilfully files false information  or  knowingly
and  wilfully violates section one-m OR ONE-M-ONE of this article, after
having previously been convicted in the  preceding  five  years  of  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09935-01-1
              

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