Assembly Bill A5986

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires lobbyists to provide annual reports disclosing clients that they have advocated on behalf of before any state or local governmental entity

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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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2017-A5986 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1-jj, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3476
2021-2022: A926
2023-2024: A414

2017-A5986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires lobbyists to provide annual reports disclosing clients that they have advocated on behalf of before any state or local governmental entity.

2017-A5986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5986
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to  annual  reports  by
   lobbyists  disclosing  clients that they advocated on behalf of before
   any state or local governmental entity

   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 1-jj
 to read as follows:
   §  1-JJ. ANNUAL REPORTS. (A) ANY LOBBYIST REQUIRED TO FILE A STATEMENT
 OF REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE-E OF THIS  ARTICLE,  SHALL  FILE
 WITH  THE  COMMISSION AN ANNUAL WRITTEN REPORT, ON FORMS SUPPLIED BY THE
 COMMISSION, BY THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY NEXT FOLLOWING THE YEAR  FOR
 WHICH  SUCH  REPORT  IS  MADE,  DISCLOSING ALL CLIENTS FOR EACH PREVIOUS
 CALENDAR YEAR THAT THEY ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF BEFORE ANY STATE OR LOCAL
 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
   (B) THE ANNUAL REPORT SHALL CONTAIN:
   (1) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE LOBBYIST; AND
   (2) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE CLIENT BY WHOM OR ON
 WHOSE BEHALF THE LOBBYIST IS RETAINED, EMPLOYED OR DESIGNATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09551-01-7

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