Assembly Bill A3325

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting former members of the legislature from receiving compensation for lobbying on behalf of any for-profit 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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2023-A3325 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §73, Pub Off L

2023-A3325 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting former members of the legislature from receiving compensation for lobbying on behalf of any for-profit entity.

2023-A3325 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3325
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   former  members  of  the  legislature  from receiving compensation for
   lobbying on behalf of any for-profit entity

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (iii)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of
 section 73 of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 14  of  the
 laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   (iii)  (A)  No  person  who  has served as a member of the legislature
 shall within a period of two years after the termination of such service
 receive compensation for any services on behalf of  any  person[,  firm,
 corporation  or  association]  OR  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ENTITY  to promote or
 oppose, directly or indirectly, the passage of bills or  resolutions  by
 either house of the legislature.
   (B)  NO  PERSON WHO HAS SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE SHALL AT
 ANY TIME AFTER THE TERMINATION OF SUCH SERVICE RECEIVE COMPENSATION  FOR
 ANY  SERVICES  ON  BEHALF OF ANY FOR-PROFIT ENTITY TO PROMOTE OR OPPOSE,
 DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE PASSAGE OF BILLS OR  RESOLUTIONS  BY  EITHER
 HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE.
   (C)  No  legislative employee shall within a period of two years after
 the termination of such service receive compensation for any    services
 on  behalf  of  any  person, firm, corporation or association to appear,
 practice or directly communicate before either house of the  legislature
 to promote or oppose the passage of bills or resolutions by either house
 of the legislature.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01746-01-3

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