Senate Bill S7883

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to lobbying for the confirmation of persons to state office

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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

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2023-S7883 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8618
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1-a, 1-c, 1-e, 1-h, 1-j & 1-k, Leg L

2023-S7883 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires registration and the disclosure of information relating to lobbying for the nomination or confirmation of persons to state office.

2023-S7883 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7883 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7883
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, BRISPORT, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES,
   HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to
   be committed to the Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the legislative law, in relation to lobbying for the
   confirmation of persons to state office
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1-a of the legislative law, as added by chapter 2
 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1-a. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby  declares  that
 the  operation  of  responsible  democratic government requires that the
 fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their  govern-
 ment  for the redress of grievances and to express freely to appropriate
 officials their opinions on legislation and governmental operations; and
 that, to preserve and maintain the integrity of the  governmental  deci-
 sion-making  process  in  this state, it is necessary that the identity,
 expenditures and  activities  of  persons  and  organizations  retained,
 employed  or designated to influence the passage or defeat of any legis-
 lation by either house of the legislature [or], the approval,  or  veto,
 of any legislation by the governor [and], THE NOMINATION OR CONFIRMATION
 OF  ANY  PERSON TO A STATE OFFICE, attempts to influence the adoption or
 rejection of any rule or regulation having the force and effect  of  law
 or  the outcome of any rate making proceeding by a state agency, and the
 attempts to influence the passage or defeat of any local law, ordinance,
 or regulation be publicly and regularly disclosed.
   § 2. Paragraphs (ix) and (x) of subdivision (c) of section 1-c of  the
 legislative  law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2005, are amended
 and a new paragraph (xi) is added to read as follows:
   (ix) the adoption or rejection of any rule, regulation, or  resolution
 having  the  force  and effect of a local law, ordinance, resolution, or
 regulation; [or]
   (x) the outcome of any rate making proceeding by any  municipality  or
 subdivision thereof[.]; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08657-03-4

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