Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to ethics and internal governance |
Mar 28, 2019 |
referred to ethics and internal governance |
Senate Bill S4874
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Ethics And Internal Governance Committee
- 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
Actions
2019-S4874 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5950
- Current Committee:
- Senate Ethics And Internal Governance
- Law Section:
- Legislative Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1-m-1, amd §1-o, Leg L; amd §14-126, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2021-2022:
S4526, A6312
2023-2024: S1994
2019-S4874 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4874 REVISED MEMO 03/29/2019 SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the legislative law and the election law, in relation to prohibiting certain functions whenever the legisla- ture is in session PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit fundraising events within 15 miles of the Capitol when the legislature is in Session. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. A new section 1-m-1 is added to the Legislative Law, which prohibits fundraising functions within a 15 mile radius of the New York State Capitol. Section 2. This section amends the legislation law, subdivision (a) and paragraphs (i) and (iv) of subdivision (b) of section 1-o of the legis- lative law, to subject lobbyists who violate the above mentioned prohi-
2019-S4874 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4874 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Ethics and Internal Gover- nance AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the election law, in relation to prohibiting certain functions whenever the legislature is in session 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-m-1 to read as follows: § 1-M-1. CERTAIN FUNCTIONS PROHIBITED WITHIN A FIFTEEN MILE RADIUS OF THE NEW YORK STATE CAPITOL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON OR ENTITY SHALL HOLD, PARTICIPATE IN, OR ATTEND A FUNCTION DESIGNED TO SOLICIT FUNDS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE ELECTION LAW WITHIN A FIFTEEN MILE RADIUS OF THE NEW YORK STATE CAPITOL WHENEVER THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION. § 2. Subdivision (a) and paragraphs (i) and (iv) of subdivision (b) of section 1-o of the legislative law, as added by chapter 14 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows: (a) (i) Any lobbyist, public corporation, or client who knowingly and wilfully fails to file timely a report or statement required by this section or knowingly and wilfully files false information or knowingly and wilfully violates section one-m OR ONE-M-ONE of this article shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and (ii) any lobbyist, public corporation, or client who knowingly and wilfully fails to file timely a report or statement required by this section or knowingly and wilfully files false information or knowingly and wilfully violates section one-m OR ONE-M-ONE of this article, after having previously been convicted in the preceding five years of the crime described in paragraph (i) of this subdivision, shall be guilty of a class E felony. Any lobbyist convicted of or pleading guilty to a EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.