Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
May 11, 2017 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S6108
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S6108 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §63, Exec L
2017-S6108 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6108 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the authority of the attorney-general to investigate certain claims related to talent contracts PURPOSE : Relates to the authority of the attorney-general to investigate certain claims related to talent contracts SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section one: amends section 63 of the executive law by adding a new subdivision 17 Section two: sets forth the effective date JUSTIFICATION : The need for this bill was brought to our attention by a constituent who fell victim to an unscrupulous out of state talent agent and agreement. Unfortunately, because of the way that New York State Law is written, the Attorney General lacked the authority to investigate the case, since that authority was not specifically granted in law for these cases. This bill would simply allow the Attorney General to
2017-S6108 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6108 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- 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 executive law, in relation to the authority of the attorney-general to investigate certain claims related to talent contracts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 63 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows: 17. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, REGULATION, POLICY OR RULE TO THE CONTRA- RY, HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS RELATED TO TALENT CONTRACTS, WHETHER THE AGENTS WHO ARE SIGNATORY TO THOSE AGREEMENTS RESIDE PHYSICALLY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN ANOTHER STATE OR TERRITORY. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL SHALL HAVE SOLE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO PURSUE A CASE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, BUT SHOULD AN INVESTI- GATION BE CONDUCTED AND A VIOLATION BE DISCOVERED, THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL SHALL REFER SUCH CASE TO THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR FOR THE RELEVANT JURISDIC- TION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11678-01-7
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