Assembly Bill A4704

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits a member of the legislature from engaging in any outside paid activity during his or her term of office

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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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2009-A4704 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3149
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2-a, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S284
2013-2014: S384
2015-2016: S111
2017-2018: S4906

2009-A4704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a member of the legislature from engaging in any outside paid activity during his or her term of office.

2009-A4704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4704

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting  outside
  work by a legislator during the term of office

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section  2-a
to read as follows:
  S 2-A. MEMBERS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE ACTIVITY FOR REMUN-
ERATION  WHILE IN OFFICE. NO MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, EITHER SENATE OR
ASSEMBLY, SHALL ENGAGE IN ANY OUTSIDE ACTIVITY FOR REMUNERATION  OF  ANY
KIND DURING HIS OR HER TERM OF OFFICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05955-01-9

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