Senate Bill S25

2017-2018 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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2017-S25 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5934
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
2015-2016: S34, A5361

2017-S25 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S25 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S25 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    25
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HOYLMAN,  GIANARIS,  KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,  PERKINS,
   RIVERA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment 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:
   §  5-B. PROHIBITION ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME FOR MEMBERS. 1.  STARTING
 IN CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, 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;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05112-01-7
              

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