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


  • 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-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

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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