Senate Bill S4726

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires legislators and candidates for member of the legislature to provide a link to their financial disclosure statements on their official state and campaign websites

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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-S4726 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5688
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §73-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1007, A3824
2021-2022: S1500, A3469
2023-2024: S2833, A1609

2017-S4726 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires legislators and candidates for members of the legislature to provide a link to their financial disclosure statements on their official state and campaign websites which shall direct website visitors to current and past financial disclosure forms that the legislator has submitted.

2017-S4726 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4726 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4726
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring legis-
   lators and candidates for member of the legislature to provide a  link
   to  their  financial disclosure statements on their official state and
   campaign websites
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (k) of subdivision 2 of
 section 73-a of the public officers law is designated  subparagraph  (i)
 and two new subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) are added to read as follows:
   (II)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL
 MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO MAINTAIN ANY STATE WEBSITE FOR SERVICE IN
 THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY SHALL ESTABLISH A CLEARLY VISIBLE LINK  ENTITLED
 "MY  FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS" ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THEIR WEBSITE
 WHICH SHALL DIRECT  WEBSITE  VISITORS  TO  CURRENT  AND  PAST  FINANCIAL
 DISCLOSURE  FORMS THAT THE LEGISLATOR HAS SUBMITTED TO THE JOINT COMMIS-
 SION ON PUBLIC ETHICS.
   (III) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
 EVERY  CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO MAINTAINS ANY WEBSITE
 FOR SERVICE IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN CAPACITY SHALL ESTABLISH A CLEAR-
 LY VISIBLE LINK ENTITLED "MY FINANCIAL  DISCLOSURE  STATEMENTS"  ON  THE
 FRONT  PAGE  OF  THEIR  CAMPAIGN  WEBSITE WHICH SHALL DIRECT VISITORS TO
 CURRENT AND PAST FINANCIAL  DISCLOSURE  FORMS  THAT  THE  CANDIDATE  HAS
 SUBMITTED  TO  THE JOINT COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ETHICS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. The opening paragraph  of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  2  of
 section 73-a of the public officers law, as amended by section 5 of part
 A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   Every statewide elected official, state officer or employee, member of
 the  legislature,  legislative employee and political party chairman and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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