Assembly Bill A3469A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires legislators and candidates for member of the legislature to provide a link to their financial disclosure statements on their official state and campaign websites

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A3469 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1500
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง73-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5688, S4726
2019-2020: A3824, S1007
2023-2024: A1609, S2833

2021-A3469 - Summary

Requires legislators and candidates for members of the legislature to provide a link to their financial disclosure statements on their official state and campaign websites which shall direct website visitors to current and past financial disclosure forms that the legislator has submitted.

2021-A3469 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3469
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. McDONALD, WALSH, ASHBY, MORINELLO -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M.  of A. TAGUE, THIELE -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring legis-
   lators  and candidates for member of the legislature to provide a link
   to their financial disclosure statements on their official  state  and
   campaign websites
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (k) of subdivision 2  of
 section  73-a  of the public officers law is designated subparagraph (i)
 and two new subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) are added to read as follows:
   (II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  ALL
 MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO MAINTAIN ANY STATE WEBSITE FOR SERVICE IN
 THEIR  OFFICIAL CAPACITY SHALL ESTABLISH A CLEARLY VISIBLE LINK ENTITLED
 "MY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS" ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THEIR  WEBSITE
 WHICH  SHALL  DIRECT  WEBSITE  VISITORS  TO  CURRENT  AND PAST FINANCIAL
 DISCLOSURE FORMS THAT THE LEGISLATOR HAS SUBMITTED TO THE JOINT  COMMIS-
 SION ON PUBLIC ETHICS.
   (III)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 EVERY CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO MAINTAINS ANY  WEBSITE
 FOR SERVICE IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN CAPACITY SHALL ESTABLISH A CLEAR-
 LY  VISIBLE  LINK  ENTITLED  "MY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS" ON THE
 FRONT PAGE OF THEIR CAMPAIGN WEBSITE  WHICH  SHALL  DIRECT  VISITORS  TO
 CURRENT  AND  PAST  FINANCIAL  DISCLOSURE  FORMS  THAT THE CANDIDATE HAS
 SUBMITTED TO THE JOINT COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ETHICS, IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   ยง  2.  The  opening  paragraph  of  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of
 section 73-a of the public officers law, as amended by section 5 of part
 A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01851-01-1
              

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2021-A3469A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1500
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง73-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5688, S4726
2019-2020: A3824, S1007
2023-2024: A1609, S2833

2021-A3469A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires legislators and candidates for members of the legislature to provide a link to their financial disclosure statements on their official state and campaign websites which shall direct website visitors to current and past financial disclosure forms that the legislator has submitted.

2021-A3469A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3469--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, WALSH, ASHBY, MORINELLO, LUPARDO --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TAGUE, THIELE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Governmental  Operations  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule
   3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring legis-
   lators  and candidates for member of the legislature to provide a link
   to their financial disclosure statements on their official  state  and
   campaign websites
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (k) of subdivision 2  of
 section  73-a  of the public officers law is designated subparagraph (i)
 and two new subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) are added to read as follows:
   (II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  ALL
 MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO MAINTAIN ANY STATE WEBSITE FOR SERVICE IN
 THEIR  OFFICIAL CAPACITY SHALL ESTABLISH A CLEARLY VISIBLE LINK ENTITLED
 "MY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS" ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THEIR  WEBSITE
 WHICH  SHALL  DIRECT  WEBSITE  VISITORS  TO  CURRENT  AND PAST FINANCIAL
 DISCLOSURE FORMS THAT THE LEGISLATOR HAS SUBMITTED TO THE JOINT  COMMIS-
 SION ON PUBLIC ETHICS.
   (III)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 EVERY CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO MAINTAINS ANY  WEBSITE
 FOR SERVICE IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN CAPACITY SHALL ESTABLISH A CLEAR-
 LY  VISIBLE  LINK  ENTITLED  "MY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS" ON THE
 FRONT PAGE OF THEIR CAMPAIGN WEBSITE  WHICH  SHALL  DIRECT  VISITORS  TO
 CURRENT  AND  PAST  FINANCIAL  DISCLOSURE  FORMS  THAT THE CANDIDATE HAS
 SUBMITTED TO THE JOINT COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ETHICS, IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01851-03-2
 A. 3469--A                          2
              

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