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Jul 22, 2022 | recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jun 03, 2022 | committed to rules |
Jan 31, 2022 | advanced to third reading |
Jan 26, 2022 | 2nd report cal. |
Jan 25, 2022 | 1st report cal.342 |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to ethics and internal governance returned to senate died in assembly |
May 25, 2021 | referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 24, 2021 | ordered to third reading cal.1317 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 21, 2021 | print number 6964a |
May 21, 2021 | amend and recommit to ethics and internal governance |
May 20, 2021 | referred to ethics and internal governance |
senate Bill S6964A
Sponsored By
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
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- Delivered to Governor
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S6964 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §94, Exec L
S6964 - Summary
Removes certain requirements regarding investigations of JCOPE; modifies the composition of the voting majority upon the appointment and removal of the executive director of the joint commission on public ethics; provides for the appointment and removal of the executive director by a vote of a majority of the commission, regardless of political appointment; removes a rule that vacancies of the joint commission on public ethics with respect to a member of the commission first appointed pursuant to section 6 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011 by a legislative leader, the legislative leaders of the same political party in the same house shall appoint a member to fill such vacancy irrespective of whether that legislative leader's political party is in the majority or minority.
S6964 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6964 SPONSOR: BIAGGI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the joint commission on public ethics; to amend the executive law, in relation to modifying the composition of the voting majority upon the appointment and removal of the executive director of the joint commission on public ethics; and to amend the executive law, in relation to filling of vacancies on the joint commission on public ethics PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To remove the requirement that legislators, state employees, and state- wide officials cannot be found guilty of ethical violations by JCOPE without the votes of at least two members of their own political party; ease the process for appointing an Executive Director; and allow JCOPE members to be appointed according to the will of the voters. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
S6964 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6964 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 20, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Ethics and Internal Gover- nance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the joint commission on public ethics; to amend the executive law, in relation to modifying the composition of the voting majority upon the appointment and removal of the executive director of the joint commission on public ethics; and to amend the executive law, in relation to filling of vacancies on the joint commission on public ethics THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 13, the opening paragraph of subdivision 14-a and subdivision 14-b of section 94 of the executive law, paragraph (a) of subdivision 13 as amended by section 1 of part J of chapter 286 of the laws of 2016, the opening paragraph of subdivision 14-a and subdivision 14-b as added by section 6 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows: (a) Investigations. If the commission receives a sworn complaint alleging a violation of section seventy-three, seventy-three-a, or seventy-four of the public officers law, section one hundred seven of the civil service law or article one-A of the legislative law by a person or entity subject to the jurisdiction of the commission including members of the legislature and legislative employees and candidates for member of the legislature, or if a reporting individual has filed a statement which reveals a possible violation of these provisions, or if the commission determines on its own initiative to investigate a possi- ble violation, the commission shall notify the individual in writing, describe the possible or alleged violation of such laws, provide a description of the allegations against him or her and the evidence, if any, supporting such allegations, provided however that the joint commission shall redact any information that might, in the judgment of the commission, be prejudicial to either the complainant or the investi- gation; the letter also shall set forth the sections of law alleged to have been violated and provide the person with a fifteen day period in
Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Jessica Ramos
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
S6964A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §94, Exec L
S6964A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Removes certain requirements regarding investigations of JCOPE; modifies the composition of the voting majority upon the appointment and removal of the executive director of the joint commission on public ethics; provides for the appointment and removal of the executive director by a vote of a majority of the commission, regardless of political appointment; removes a rule that vacancies of the joint commission on public ethics with respect to a member of the commission first appointed pursuant to section 6 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011 by a legislative leader, the legislative leaders of the same political party in the same house shall appoint a member to fill such vacancy irrespective of whether that legislative leader's political party is in the majority or minority.
S6964A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6964A SPONSOR: BIAGGI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the joint commission on public ethics; to amend the executive law, in relation to modifying the composition of the voting majority upon the appointment and removal of the executive director of the joint commission on public ethics; and to amend the executive law, in relation to filling of vacancies on the joint commission on public ethics PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To remove the requirement that legislators, state employees, and state- wide officials cannot be found guilty of ethical violations by JCOPE without the votes of at least two members of their own political party; ease the process for appointing an Executive Director; and allow JCOPE members to be appointed according to the will of the voters. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
S6964A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6964--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 20, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Ethics and Internal Gover- nance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the joint commission on public ethics; to amend the executive law, in relation to modifying the composition of the voting majority upon the appointment and removal of the executive director of the joint commission on public ethics; and to amend the executive law, in relation to filling of vacancies on the joint commission on public ethics THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 13, the opening paragraph of subdivision 14-a and subdivision 14-b of section 94 of the executive law, paragraph (a) of subdivision 13 as amended by section 1 of part J of chapter 286 of the laws of 2016, the opening paragraph of subdivision 14-a and subdivision 14-b as added by section 6 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows: (a) Investigations. If the commission receives a sworn complaint alleging a violation of section seventy-three, seventy-three-a, or seventy-four of the public officers law, section one hundred seven of the civil service law or article one-A of the legislative law by a person or entity subject to the jurisdiction of the commission including members of the legislature and legislative employees and candidates for member of the legislature, or if a reporting individual has filed a statement which reveals a possible violation of these provisions, or if the commission determines on its own initiative to investigate a possi- ble violation, the commission shall notify the individual in writing, describe the possible or alleged violation of such laws, provide a description of the allegations against him or her and the evidence, if any, supporting such allegations, provided however that the joint commission shall redact any information that might, in the judgment of the commission, be prejudicial to either the complainant or the investi- gation; the letter also shall set forth the sections of law alleged to
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