NY State Senate Bill 2017-S4906

Senate Bill S4906

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits a member of the legislature from engaging in any outside paid activity during his or her term of office

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

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Mar 03, 2017	referred to investigations and government operations

2017-S4906 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Legislative Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3149
2011-2012: S284
2013-2014: S384
2015-2016: S111

2017-S4906 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a member of the legislature from engaging in any outside paid activity during his or her term of office.

2017-S4906 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4906

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting
outside work by a legislator during the term of office

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Prohibits a member of the legislature from engaging in any outside
paid activity during his or her term of office.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends the Legislative Law by adding a new section 2-a.
Prohibits members of the legislature from engaging in outside activity
for remuneration during his or her term of office.

 EXISTING LAW :

None

 JUSTIFICATION :

How much transparency should be demanded by the people of their
representatives? As long as we allow legislators to hold outside

business interests, there is a potential that these outside business
interests could one day cause a serious conflict of interest, or at
least in the public's eye, the perception of one.  This bill prohibits
members of the legislature from engaging in any outside paid activity
during their term of office. The public has a right to know that his
or her Senator or Assemblyperson is not beholden to outside financial
pressures. The best way to limit legislators' outside income is to
eliminate it.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2015: DEFEATED IN INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2014: S.384A - Amend and Recommit to Investigations & Government
Operations
2013: S.384: Referred to Investigations & Government Operations
2012: S.284-A- Amend and recommit to Investigations & Government Oper-
ations
2011: S.284 - Defeated in Investigations & Government Operations
2009-10: S.3149 - Referred to Investigations & Government
Operations/A.4704 - Held for consideration in Governmental Operations

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
January 1, 2019

2017-S4906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4906
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investigations and
   Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting  outside
   work by a legislator during the term of office

   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  2-a
 to read as follows:
   § 2-A. MEMBERS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE ACTIVITY FOR REMUN-
 ERATION  WHILE IN OFFICE. NO MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, EITHER SENATE OR
 ASSEMBLY, SHALL ENGAGE IN ANY OUTSIDE ACTIVITY FOR REMUNERATION  OF  ANY
 KIND DURING HIS OR HER TERM OF OFFICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07128-01-7

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