S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N S E N A T E
April 9, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 public officers law, in relation to requiring elec-
tronic filing of all financial disclosure statements
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 73-a of the public officers law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
(L) (I) BEGINNING WITH THE STATEMENT DUE IN CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY-FIVE, ALL STATEMENTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED ON THE ELECTRONIC FILING
SYSTEM ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSION ON ETHICS AND LOBBYING IN GOVERN-
MENT.
(II) ANY INDIVIDUAL REQUIRED TO FILE A STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION MAY REQUEST FROM THE COMMISSION ON ETHICS AND LOBBYING IN
GOVERNMENT OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S APPOINTING AUTHORITY ACCESS TO AN ELEC-
TRONIC COMPUTER TERMINAL TO FILE THE STATEMENT. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
REQUESTS SUCH ACCESS MUST BE PROVIDED ACCESS WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS OF
SUBMITTING THE REQUEST.
(III) NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO HAVE TIMELY FILED THE
STATEMENT IF ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTER TERMINAL WAS NOT AVAILABLE
AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
(IV) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY SUBMIT THE STATEMENT ON A FORM SUPPLIED BY THE
COMMISSION ON ETHICS AND LOBBYING IN GOVERNMENT WITH A WRITTEN ATTESTA-
TION FROM A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER LICENSED HEALTH PROVIDER INDICATING THAT
THE INDIVIDUAL HAS A DISABILITY OR INFIRMITY PREVENTING THE INDIVIDUAL
FROM COMPLETING THE STATEMENT ON THE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM PROVIDED
BY THE COMMISSION ON ETHICS AND LOBBYING IN GOVERNMENT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15095-01-4