Assembly Bill A6393

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Removes exclusion of government employees from definition of lobbyist

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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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2011-A6393 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1-c, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A8239

2011-A6393 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes state officials and officials of colleges designated to engage in lobbying activity within the definition of "lobbyist" under the lobbying act.

2011-A6393 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6393

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to  the  definition  of
  lobbyist

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1-c of the legislative  law,  as
added by chapter 2 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  The  term  "lobbyist"  shall  mean  every  person or organization
retained, employed or designated by any client to  engage  in  lobbying.
The  term "lobbyist" shall [not] include any officer, director, trustee,
employee, counsel or agent of the state, or any municipality or subdivi-
sion thereof of New York when discharging their official duties[; except
those], INCLUDING officers, directors, trustees, employees, counsels, or
agents of colleges, as defined by section two of the education law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10090-01-1

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