Assembly Bill A5884

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Proposes the removal of pension and retirement benefits from persons convicted of certain felonies

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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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2015-A5884 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1923
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 ยง7, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9775, S5006
2013-2014: A6263, S3048
2017-2018: A3316, S3147

2015-A5884 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proposes the removal of pension and retirement benefits from persons convicted of certain felonies.

2015-A5884 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5884

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF, LAVINE, GUNTHER, BUCHWALD, ZEBROWSKI,
  PAULIN, BARRETT, RUSSELL, McDONALD, SKOUFIS, SANTABARBARA,  SKARTADOS,
  STIRPE,  BRINDISI,  KEARNS,  DUPREY,  RAIA,  KATZ, FINCH, MONTESANO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  CERETTO,  CORWIN,  CROUCH,
  CURRAN, DiPIETRO, FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, GRAF, HAWLEY, LALOR, LUPINACCI,
  MALLIOTAKIS,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,  McLAUGHLIN,  OAKS, STEC, TEDISCO,
  TENNEY, THIELE, WALTER -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
  Governmental Employees

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 7 of article 5 of the constitution, in
  relation  to  removal  of pension and retirement benefits from persons
  convicted of certain felonies

  Section 1.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 7 of article
5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 7. After July first,  nineteen  hundred  forty,  membership  in  any
pension or retirement system of the state or of a civil division thereof
shall  be a contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be
diminished or impaired. ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO IS CONVICTED OF A FELO-
NY OFFENSE AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THAT OCCURRED DURING THEIR TIME
IN OFFICE SHALL FORFEIT RIGHTS TO THEIR BENEFITS EARNED  WHILE  IN  SUCH
OFFICE.
  S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89006-01-5

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