Assembly Bill A4670

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain persons from receiving compensation for legal fees, consulting, or other work performed for an industrial development agency or an economic assistance corporation

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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-A4670 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §73, Pub Off L; amd §2825, Pub Auth L; amd §801, Gen Muni L

2023-A4670 - Summary

Prohibits certain persons from receiving compensation for legal fees, consulting, or other work performed for an industrial development agency, an economic assistance corporation or state or local authority.

2023-A4670 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4670
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, the public authorities law  and
   the  general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting certain persons
   from receiving compensation for legal fees, consulting, or other  work
   performed for an industrial development agency, an economic assistance
   corporation, or from a state or local authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 18 of section 73 of the public  officers  law,
 as amended by section 5 of part CC of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is
 amended to read as follows:
   18.   NO STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL, STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, MEMBER
 OF THE LEGISLATURE, LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEE OR POLITICAL PARTY CHAIRMAN  AS
 DEFINED  IN  THIS  SECTION  AND  SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THIS ARTICLE
 SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR LEGAL  FEES,  CONSULTING,  OR  ANY  OTHER
 CONTRACTUAL EXPENDITURE FOR SERVICES, WHETHER ACTUALLY PERFORMED OR NOT,
 FROM  A  STATE  OR LOCAL AUTHORITY IF   SUCH STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL,
 STATE OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE,  MEMBER  OF  THE  LEGISLATURE,  LEGISLATIVE
 EMPLOYEE  OR  POLITICAL  PARTY CHAIRMAN: (I) IS DIRECTLY CONTRACTED BY A
 STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR THE RELATED SERVICES; (II) OWNS OR CONTROLS
 DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TEN PER CENTUM OR MORE OF STOCK IN A  CORPORATION
 THAT  IS  CONTRACTED  BY  A  STATE  OR  LOCAL  AUTHORITY FOR THE RELATED
 SERVICES; OR (III) OWNS OR CONTROLS TEN PER CENTUM OR MORE OF THE  CAPI-
 TAL,  PROFITS,  OR  BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A FIRM OR ASSOCIATION THAT IS
 CONTRACTED BY A STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR THE RELATED SERVICES.
   19. In addition to any penalty contained in  any  other  provision  of
 law,  any person who knowingly and intentionally violates the provisions
 of subdivisions two through five, seven, seven-a, eight, twelve or four-
 teen through [seventeen] EIGHTEEN of this section shall be subject to  a
 civil  penalty in an amount not to exceed forty thousand dollars and the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07223-01-3
              

2023-A4670A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §73, Pub Off L; amd §2825, Pub Auth L; amd §801, Gen Muni L

2023-A4670A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain persons from receiving compensation for legal fees, consulting, or other work performed for an industrial development agency, an economic assistance corporation or state or local authority.

2023-A4670A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4670--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental  Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the public officers law, the public authorities law and
   the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting certain  persons
   from  receiving compensation for legal fees, consulting, or other work
   performed for an industrial development agency, an economic assistance
   corporation, or from a state or local authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs  (a) and (b) of subdivision 7 of section 73 of
 the public officers  law, as amended by section 3 of part K  of  chapter
 286 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:
   (a) No statewide elected official, or state officer or employee, other
 than  in  the  proper  discharge of official state or local governmental
 duties, or member of the legislature or legislative employee,  or  poli-
 tical  party  chairman  shall  receive, directly or indirectly, or enter
 into any agreement express or implied for, any compensation, in whatever
 form, for the appearance or rendition of services by [himself,  herself]
 THEMSELF  or another in relation to any case, proceeding, application or
 other matter before a state agency where such appearance or rendition of
 services is in connection with:
   (i) the purchase, sale, rental or lease of  real  property,  goods  or
 services, or a contract therefor, from, to or with any such agency;
   (ii) any proceeding relating to rate making;
   (iii)  the  adoption  or  repeal  of any rule or regulation having the
 force and effect of law;
   (iv) the obtaining of grants of money or loans;
   (v) licensing; [or]
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07223-03-4
              

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