NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7439A

Senate Bill S7439A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to posting financial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide office or candidate for a member of the legislature

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 03, 2022	committed to rules
May 05, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 04, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 03, 2022	1st report cal.1050
Apr 26, 2022	print number 7439a
Apr 26, 2022	amend and recommit to ethics and internal governance
Jan 05, 2022	referred to ethics and internal governance
Oct 15, 2021	referred to rules

Votes

- May 3, 2022 - Ethics And Internal Governance Committee Vote
  S7439A
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Ethics And Internal Governance Committee Vote: May 3, 2022
      
      aye (6)
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Palumbo
      
      Stavisky
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Lanza

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2021-S7439 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5950
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §73-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A9084
2023-2024: S3574, A2507

2021-S7439 - Summary

Relates to posting financial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide office or candidates for a member of the legislature.

2021-S7439 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7439

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to posting finan-
cial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide office or candi-
dates for a member of the legislature

 
PURPOSE:

This bill requires the website posting of financial disclosure filings
for candidates for state elected office who are required to make such
filings given that such filings, are already public documents, but
unhelpfully are not made easily accessible.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: amends paragraph (k) of subdivision 2 of section 73-a of the
public officers law, to require the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to
post the financial disclosure filings it receives for candidates for
statewide office and candidates to be a member of the State Legislature

to its website within five days of receipt.

Section 2: sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is important for voters to know about the conflicts and potential
conflicts of interest of candidates running for office. Elected state-
wide office holders and members of the Legislature are already required
to submit financial disclosure filings as public documents and they are
posted publicly on the JCOPE website. However, for candidates for these
offices, while they must submit financial disclosures, in order for the
public to access them, a member of the public has to file-a Freedom of
Information Law request.

This bill furthers democratic accountability, and also begins to recog-
nize that with the accelerated primary schedule, it is important for
public disclosure to occur promptly so that voters can be informed in
advance of the elections.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2022

2021-S7439 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7439
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to  posting  finan-
   cial  disclosure filings for candidates for statewide office or candi-
   dates for a member of the legislature

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (k)  of  subdivision  2 of section 73-a of the
 public officers law, as added by section 5 of part A of chapter  399  of
 the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (k) The joint commission on public ethics shall post for at least five
 years beginning for filings made on January first, two thousand thirteen
 the annual statement of financial disclosure and any amendments filed by
 each  person  subject  to the reporting requirements of this subdivision
 who is an elected official, CANDIDATE FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE OR  CANDIDATE
 FOR A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, on its website for public review within
 [thirty] FIVE days of its receipt of such statement or within [ten] FIVE
 days  of  its receipt of such amendment that reflects any corrections of
 deficiencies identified by the commission or by the reporting individual
 after the reporting individual's initial filing. Except upon an individ-
 ual determination by the commission  that  certain  information  may  be
 deleted  from  a  reporting  individual's  annual statement of financial
 disclosure, none of the information  in  the  statement  posted  on  the
 commission's website shall be otherwise deleted.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09838-01-1

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2021-S7439A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5950
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §73-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A9084
2023-2024: S3574, A2507

2021-S7439A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to posting financial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide office or candidates for a member of the legislature.

2021-S7439A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7439A

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to posting finan-
cial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide office or candi-
dates for a member of the legislature

 
PURPOSE:

This bill requires the website posting of financial disclosure filings
for candidates for state elected office who are required to make such
filings given that such filings, are already public documents, but
unhelpfully are not made easily accessible.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: amends paragraph (k) of subdivision 2 of section 73-a of the
public officers law, to require the Joint Commission on Public Ethics to
post the financial disclosure filings it receives for candidates for
statewide office and candidates to be a member of the State Legislature

to its website within five days of receipt.

Section 2: sets the effective date.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AMENDED VERSION

Language updated to match changes made in the budget. Effective date
amended to January 1, 2023

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is important for voters to know about the conflicts and potential
conflicts of interest of candidates running for office. Elected state-
wide office holders and members of the Legislature are already required
to submit financial disclosure filings as public documents and they are
posted publicly on the JCOPE website. However, for candidates for these
offices, while they must submit financial disclosures, in order for the
public to access them, a member of the public has to file-a Freedom of
Information Law request.  This bill furthers democratic accountability,
and also begins to recognize that with the accelerated primary schedule,
it is important for public disclosure to occur promptly so that voters
can be informed in advance of the elections.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

2021-S7439A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7439--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Ethics  and Internal Governance in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to posting finan-
   cial disclosure filings for candidates for statewide office or  candi-
   dates for a member of the legislature
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision  2  of  section  73-a  of  the
 public officers law, as amended by section 7 of part QQ of chapter 56 of
 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (k) The commission on ethics and lobbying in government shall post for
 at  least  five  years  beginning for filings made on January first, two
 thousand thirteen the annual statement of financial disclosure  and  any
 amendments filed by each person subject to the reporting requirements of
 this  subdivision  who  is  an elected official, CANDIDATE FOR STATEWIDE
 OFFICE OR CANDIDATE FOR A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, on its website  for
 public review within [thirty] FIVE days of its receipt of such statement
 or within [ten] FIVE days of its receipt of such amendment that reflects
 any  corrections  of deficiencies identified by the commission or by the
 reporting individual after the reporting  individual's  initial  filing.
 Except  upon  an individual determination by the commission that certain
 information may be deleted from a reporting individual's  annual  state-
 ment  of  financial disclosure, none of the information in the statement
 posted on the commission's website shall be otherwise deleted.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09838-02-2

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