Senate Bill S34

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits members of the legislature from receiving certain income and establishes the commission on legislative compensation

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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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2015-S34 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§5-b & 5-c, amd §80, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6196
2017-2018: S25

2015-S34 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits members of the legislature from receiving certain income and establishes the commission on legislative compensation.

2015-S34 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S34 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   34

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, GIANARIS, KRUEGER, PERKINS, SERRANO, STAVI-
  SKY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
  ted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting  members
  of  the legislature from receiving certain income and establishing the
  commission on legislative compensation

  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 two new sections
5-b and 5-c to read as follows:
  S 5-B. PROHIBITION ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME FOR MEMBERS. 1.   STARTING
IN  CALENDAR  YEAR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE MAY
NOT HAVE OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH YEAR  WHICH  EXCEEDS
FIFTEEN  PERCENT  OF  THE GROSS ANNUAL SALARY OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE, PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. A. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "OUTSIDE  EARNED
INCOME"  INCLUDES,  BUT  IS  NOT  LIMITED TO, WAGES, SALARIES, FEES, AND
OTHER FORMS OF COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES ACTUALLY RENDERED.
  B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "OUTSIDE EARNED  INCOME"
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
  (1) SALARY, BENEFITS, AND ALLOWANCES PAID BY NEW YORK STATE;
  (2)  INCOME  ATTRIBUTABLE  TO  SERVICE  WITH  THE MILITARY RESERVES OR
NATIONAL GUARD;
  (3) INCOME FROM PENSIONS AND OTHER CONTINUING BENEFITS ATTRIBUTABLE TO
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES;
  (4) INCOME FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES, WHERE THE MEMBER'S SERVICES ARE
NOT A MATERIAL FACTOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF INCOME;
  (5) INCOME FROM A TRADE OR BUSINESS IN WHICH THE MEMBER OR THEIR FAMI-
LY HOLDS A CONTROLLING INTEREST, WHERE THE MEMBER'S SERVICES ARE  NOT  A
MATERIAL FACTOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF INCOME;

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

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