Senate Bill S2164

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commission on ethics and lobbying in government to provide a training course concerning anti-sexual harassment training for lobbyists and requiring lobbyists to complete the course annually

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • Introduced
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S2164 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-d, rel §§1-u & 1-v to be §§1-x & 1-y, add §1-u, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1059

2023-S2164 - Summary

Authorizes the commission on ethics and lobbying in government to provide a training course concerning anti-sexual harassment training for lobbyists; requires lobbyists to complete the course annually.

2023-S2164 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2164 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2164
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. LIU, BROUK, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, RAMOS -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  legislative law, in relation to authorizing the
   joint commission on public integrity  to  provide  a  training  course
   concerning anti-sexual harassment training for lobbyists and requiring
   lobbyists to complete the course annually
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1-d of the legislative law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
   (I) PROVIDE AN ONLINE ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING COURSE FOR INDI-
 VIDUALS  FILING  STATEMENTS  OF  REGISTRATION  AS  LOBBYISTS PURSUANT TO
 SECTION ONE-E OF THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS FILING  AN  INITIAL
 REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  AND  INDIVIDUALS  FILING A RENEWAL REGISTRATION
 STATEMENT.  THE CURRICULUM FOR THE COURSE SHALL BE BASED UPON THE  MODEL
 SEXUAL  HARASSMENT  PREVENTION  GUIDANCE  DOCUMENT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
 PREVENTION POLICY PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE-G OF THE LABOR LAW AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED  TO,  EXPLANATIONS  AND  DISCUSSIONS  OF WHAT CONSTITUTES SEXUAL
 HARASSMENT, THE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS OF NEW YORK  CONCERNING  SEXUAL
 HARASSMENT,  SUMMARIES  OF  ADVISORY  OPINIONS,  UNDERLYING PURPOSES AND
 PRINCIPLES OF THE RELEVANT LAWS, AND EXAMPLES OF  PRACTICAL  APPLICATION
 OF  THESE  LAWS  AND PRINCIPLES.   THE CURRICULUM SHALL INCLUDE SPECIFIC
 MATERIAL RELATING TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT ISSUES IN THE LOBBYING AND  ADVO-
 CACY  INDUSTRY. THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE THOSE METHODS AND MATERIALS
 NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM.  THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE AND
 PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE A LIST OF THE NAMES OF LOBBYISTS WHO HAVE  FAILED
 TO  COMPLETE THE TRAINING COURSE BY THE REQUIRED DATE AND ARE PROHIBITED
 FROM ENGAGING IN LOBBYING  ACTIVITIES,  PROVIDED  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL
 UPDATE  THE  LIST AND REMOVE THE NAME OF ANY LOBBYIST THAT COMPLETES THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04274-01-3
              

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2023-S2164A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-d, rel §§1-u & 1-v to be §§1-x & 1-y, add §1-u, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1059

2023-S2164A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commission on ethics and lobbying in government to provide a training course concerning anti-sexual harassment training for lobbyists; requires lobbyists to complete the course annually.

2023-S2164A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2164A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2164--A
     Cal. No. 761
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. LIU, BROUK, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, RAMOS -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance -- reported favorably from
   said  committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second
   report, ordered to a third reading, and to be  reprinted  as  amended,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  legislative law, in relation to authorizing the
   commission on ethics and lobbying in government to provide a  training
   course  concerning  anti-sexual  harassment training for lobbyists and
   requiring lobbyists to complete the course annually
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1-d of the legislative law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
   (I) PROVIDE AN ONLINE ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING COURSE FOR INDI-
 VIDUALS FILING STATEMENTS  OF  REGISTRATION  AS  LOBBYISTS  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  ONE-E  OF THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS FILING AN INITIAL
 REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND INDIVIDUALS  FILING  A  RENEWAL  REGISTRATION
 STATEMENT.   THE CURRICULUM FOR THE COURSE SHALL BE BASED UPON THE MODEL
 SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION GUIDANCE  DOCUMENT  AND  SEXUAL  HARASSMENT
 PREVENTION  POLICY  PROMULGATED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PURSUANT TO
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE-G OF THE LABOR LAW AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, EXPLANATIONS AND  DISCUSSIONS  OF  WHAT  CONSTITUTES  SEXUAL
 HARASSMENT,  THE  STATUTES AND REGULATIONS OF NEW YORK CONCERNING SEXUAL
 HARASSMENT, SUMMARIES OF  ADVISORY  OPINIONS,  UNDERLYING  PURPOSES  AND
 PRINCIPLES  OF  THE RELEVANT LAWS, AND EXAMPLES OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION
 OF THESE LAWS AND PRINCIPLES.   THE CURRICULUM  SHALL  INCLUDE  SPECIFIC
 MATERIAL  RELATING TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT ISSUES IN THE LOBBYING AND ADVO-
 CACY INDUSTRY. THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE THOSE METHODS AND  MATERIALS
 NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM.  THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE AND
 PUBLISH  ON ITS WEBSITE A LIST OF THE NAMES OF LOBBYISTS WHO HAVE FAILED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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