S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9559
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring lobbyists
to disclose their positions on bills
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 1-h of the legislative law, as
added by chapter 2 of the laws of 1999, and paragraph 3 as amended by
chapter 14 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
(b) Such bi-monthly report shall contain:
(1) the name, COMPLETE address INCLUDING APARTMENT OR SUITE NUMBER, IF
ANY, and telephone number of the lobbyist;
(2) the name, COMPLETE address INCLUDING APARTMENT OR SUITE NUMBER, IF
ANY, and telephone number of the client by whom or on whose behalf the
lobbyist is retained, employed or designated;
(3) the following information on which the lobbyist has lobbied: (i) a
description of the general subject or subjects, (ii) the legislative
bill numbers of any bills AND, REGARDING AN APPROPRIATION BILL OR ANY
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL, THE PARTICULAR ITEMS WITHIN THE APPRO-
PRIATION BILL LOBBIED ON, (iii) the numbers or subject matter (if there
are no numbers) of gubernatorial executive orders or executive orders
issued by the chief executive officer of a municipality, (iv) the
subject matter of and tribes involved in tribal-state compacts, memoran-
da of understanding, or any other state-tribal agreements and any state
actions related to class III gaming as provided in 25 U.S.C. § 2701, (v)
the rule, regulation, and ratemaking or municipal ordinance or resol-
ution numbers of any rules, regulations, or rates or ordinance or
proposed rules, regulations, or rates or municipal ordinances or resol-
utions, and (vi) the titles and any identifying numbers of any procure-
ment contracts and other documents disseminated by a state agency,
either house of the state legislature, the unified court system, munici-
pal agency or local legislative body in connection with a governmental
procurement;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(4) FOR EACH ITEM LISTED WITH REGARD TO PARAGRAPHS (I), (III), (VII)
AND (IX) OF SUBDIVISION (C) OF SECTION ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, WHETHER
THE LOBBYING WAS IN SUPPORT, IN SUPPORT WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, IN
OPPOSITION, OR IN OPPOSITION ABSENT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ITEM
LOBBIED ON;
(5) FOR EACH ITEM LISTED WITH REGARD TO PARAGRAPHS (II) AND (VIII) OF
SUBDIVISION (C) OF SECTION ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, WHETHER THE LOBBYING
WAS WITH REGARD TO THE ADOPTION, ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, MODIFICATION OR
TERMS OF A GUBERNATORIAL OR LOCAL EXECUTIVE ORDER;
(6) FOR EACH ITEM LISTED WITH REGARD TO PARAGRAPH (VI) OF SUBDIVISION
(C) OF SECTION ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, WHETHER THE LOBBYING WAS WITH
REGARD TO THE APPROVAL, DISAPPROVAL, IMPLEMENTATION OR ADMINISTRATION OF
TRIBAL-STATE COMPACTS, MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING OR ANY OTHER TRIBAL-
STATE AGREEMENTS AND ANY OTHER STATE ACTIONS RELATED TO CLASS III
GAMING;
(7) the name of the person, organization, or legislative body before
which the lobbyist has lobbied;
[(5)] (8) (i) the compensation paid or owed to the lobbyist, and any
expenses expended, received or incurred by the lobbyist for the purpose
of lobbying.
(ii) expenses required to be reported pursuant to subparagraph (i) of
this paragraph shall be listed in the aggregate if seventy-five dollars
or less and if more than seventy-five dollars such expenses shall be
detailed as to amount, to whom paid, and for what purpose; and where
such expense is more than seventy-five dollars on behalf of any one
person, the name of such person shall be listed.
(iii) for the purposes of this paragraph, expenses shall not include:
(A) personal sustenance, lodging and travel disbursements of such
lobbyist;
(B) expenses, not in excess of five hundred dollars in any one calen-
dar year, directly incurred for the printing or other means of reprod-
uction or mailing of letters, memoranda or other written communications.
(iv) expenses paid or incurred for salaries other than that of the
lobbyist shall be listed in the aggregate.
(v) expenses of more than fifty dollars shall be paid by check or
substantiated by receipts and such checks and receipts shall be kept on
file by the lobbyist for a period of three years.
§ 2. Subdivision (b) of section 1-j of the legislative law, as amended
by chapter 1 of the laws of 2005 and paragraph 6 as added by section 7-b
of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
(b) Such report shall be filed with the commission, on forms supplied
by the commission, by the fifteenth day of July of the year and by the
fifteenth day of January next following the year for which such report
is made and shall contain:
(1) the name, COMPLETE address INCLUDING APARTMENT AND SUITE NUMBER,
IF ANY, and telephone number of the client;
(2) the name, COMPLETE address INCLUDING APARTMENT AND SUITE NUMBER,
IF ANY, and telephone number of each lobbyist retained, employed or
designated by such client;
(3) the following information on which each lobbyist retained,
employed or designated by such client has lobbied, and on which such
client has lobbied: (i) a description of the general subject or
subjects, (ii) the legislative bill numbers of any bills AND, REGARDING
AN APPROPRIATION BILL OR ANY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL, THE
PARTICULAR ITEMS WITHIN THE APPROPRIATION BILL LOBBIED ON, (iii) the
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numbers or subject matter (if there are no numbers) of gubernatorial
executive orders or executive orders issued by the chief executive offi-
cer of a municipality, (iv) the subject matter of and tribes involved in
tribal-state compacts, memoranda of understanding, or any other state-
tribal agreements and any state actions related to class III gaming as
provided in 25 U.S.C. 2701, (v) the rule, regulation, and ratemaking or
municipal resolution or ordinance numbers of any rules, regulations, or
rates, or municipal resolutions or ordinances or proposed rules, regu-
lations, or rates, or municipal ordinances or resolutions and (vi) the
titles and any identifying numbers of any procurement contracts and
other documents disseminated by a state agency, either house of the
state legislature, the unified court system, municipal agency or local
legislative body in connection with a governmental procurement;
(4) FOR EACH ITEM LISTED WITH REGARD TO PARAGRAPHS (I), (III), (VII)
AND (IX) OF SUBDIVISION (C) OF SECTION ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, WHETHER
THE LOBBYING WAS IN SUPPORT, IN SUPPORT WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, IN
OPPOSITION, OR IN OPPOSITION ABSENT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ITEM
LOBBIED ON;
(5) FOR EACH ITEM LISTED WITH REGARD TO PARAGRAPHS (II) AND (VIII) OF
SUBDIVISION (C) OF SECTION ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, WHETHER THE LOBBYING
WAS WITH REGARD TO THE ADOPTION, ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, MODIFICATION OR
TERMS OF A GUBERNATORIAL OR LOCAL EXECUTIVE ORDER;
(6) FOR EACH ITEM LISTED WITH REGARD TO PARAGRAPH (VI) OF SUBDIVISION
(C) OF SECTION ONE-C OF THIS ARTICLE, WHETHER THE LOBBYING WAS WITH
REGARD TO THE APPROVAL, DISAPPROVAL, IMPLEMENTATION OR ADMINISTRATION OF
TRIBAL-STATE COMPACTS, MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING OR ANY OTHER TRIBAL-
STATE AGREEMENTS AND ANY OTHER STATE ACTIONS RELATED TO CLASS III
GAMING;
(7) the name of the person, organization, or legislative body before
which such client has lobbied;
[(5)] (8) (i) the compensation paid or owed to each such lobbyist, and
any other expenses paid or incurred by such client for the purpose of
lobbying.
(ii) any expenses required to be reported pursuant to subparagraph (i)
of this paragraph shall be listed in the aggregate if seventy-five
dollars or less and if more than seventy-five dollars such expenses
shall be detailed as to amount, to whom paid, and for what purpose; and
where such expenses are more than seventy-five dollars on behalf of any
one person, the name of such person shall be listed.
(iii) for the purposes of this paragraph, expenses shall not include:
(A) personal sustenance, lodging and travel disbursements of such
lobbyist and client;
(B) expenses, not in excess of five hundred dollars, directly incurred
for the printing or other means of reproduction or mailing of letters,
memoranda or other written communications.
(iv) expenses paid or incurred for salaries other than that of the
lobbyist shall be listed in the aggregate.
(v) expenses of more than fifty dollars must be paid by check or
substantiated by receipts and such checks and receipts shall be kept on
file by such client for a period of three years.
[(6)] (9) (i) the name and public office address of any statewide
elected official, state officer or employee, member of the legislature
or legislative employee and entity with whom the client of a lobbyist
has a reportable business relationship;
(ii) a description of the general subject or subjects of the trans-
actions between the client of a lobbyist and the statewide elected offi-
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cial, state officer or employee, member of the legislature or legisla-
tive employee and entity; and
(iii) the compensation, including expenses, to be paid and paid by
virtue of the business relationship.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.