Assembly Bill A4847A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits individuals in certain positions from taking any position with a business or entity doing business with an agency or industrial development authority

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  • 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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2023-A4847 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S520
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §883, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8200, S7445

2023-A4847 - Summary

Prohibits individuals in certain positions from taking any position with a business or entity doing business with an agency or industrial development authority.

2023-A4847 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4847
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
   individuals in certain positions from taking any position with a busi-
   ness or entity doing business with an industrial development authority

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  883  of the general municipal law, as amended by
 section 7 of part J of chapter 59 of the laws of  2013,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  883. Conflicts of interest. 1. All members, officers, and employees
 of an agency or industrial development  authority  established  by  this
 chapter or created by the public authorities law shall be subject to the
 provisions of article eighteen of this chapter.
   2. NO MEMBER, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OF ANY AGEN-
 CY  OR  INDUSTRIAL  DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED BY THIS CHAPTER OR
 THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW SHALL TAKE  ANY  POSITION,  WHETHER  PAID  OR
 UNPAID, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, WITH ANY
 BUSINESS  OR  ENTITY APPLYING FOR OR RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM
 SUCH AGENCY OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY  WHILE  EMPLOYED  BY  OR
 RENDERING SERVICES TO SUCH AGENCY OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OR
 WITHIN  TWO  YEARS  AFTER TERMINATION OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT OR RENDERING OF
 SERVICES.
   3. ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY VIOLATES THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION AND IS COMPENSATED OR RECEIVES ANY BENE-
 FIT  DUE  TO  SUCH  VIOLATION SHALL PAY A CIVIL PENALTY TO THE AGENCY OR
 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO  FIVE  TIMES  THE
 COMPENSATION OR BENEFIT RECEIVED BY SUCH PERSON.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02770-01-3

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2023-A4847A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S520
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §883, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8200, S7445

2023-A4847A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits individuals in certain positions from taking any position with a business or entity doing business with an agency or industrial development authority.

2023-A4847A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4847--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. JACOBSON, SANTABARBARA, EACHUS, COLTON -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
   individuals in certain positions from taking any position with a busi-
   ness or entity doing business with an industrial development authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  883  of the general municipal law, as amended by
 section 7 of part J of chapter 59 of the laws of  2013,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  883. Conflicts of interest. 1. All members, officers, and employees
 of an agency or industrial development  authority  established  by  this
 chapter or created by the public authorities law shall be subject to the
 provisions of article eighteen of this chapter.
   2.  (A)  NO MEMBER, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OF ANY
 AGENCY OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED BY  THIS  CHAPTER
 OR  THE  PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW SHALL TAKE ANY POSITION, WHETHER PAID OR
 UNPAID, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, WITH ANY
 BUSINESS OR ENTITY APPLYING FOR OR RECEIVING FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  FROM
 SUCH  AGENCY  OR  INDUSTRIAL  DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WHILE EMPLOYED BY OR
 RENDERING SERVICES TO SUCH AGENCY OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OR
 WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER TERMINATION OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT  OR  RENDERING  OF
 SERVICES.
   (B) THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO WORKERS, CONTRACTORS, COMPA-
 NIES,  AND  CORPORATIONS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS
 TO THE PREMISES OWNED OR LEASED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, MAINTENANCE WORKERS, LANDSCAPERS, SNOW-
 PLOWERS, PLUMBERS, ELECTRICIANS,  PAINTERS  AND  OTHER  TRADES  WORKERS.
 THESE  RESTRICTIONS  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  A MEMBER OF A UNION WHO IS A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02770-03-3

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