S284-2011 Actions

• Jan 5, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 284A
• Jan 5, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• Mar 22, 2011: DEFEATED IN INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• Feb 22, 2011: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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BILL NUMBER:S284

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting outside work
by a legislator during the term of office

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Prohibits a member of the legislature
from engaging in any outside paid activity during his or her term of
office

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 Amends the Legislative Law by adding a new section 2-a.
Prohibits members are from engaging in outside activity for
renumeration while in office.

EXISTING LAW:
None.

JUSTIFICATION:
How much transparency should be demanded by the people of their
representatives? As long as we allow legislators to hold outside
business interests, there is a potential that these outside business
interests could one day cause a serious conflict of interest, or at
least in the public's eye, the perception of one.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.3149 - Referred to Investigations and Government Operations/A.4704 -
Held for Consideration in Governmental Operations

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.

S284-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          284
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern
 ment Operations
 

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to prohibiting  outside
 work by a legislator during the term of office
 

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  2-a
 to read as follows:

 

S 2-A. MEMBERS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE ACTIVITY FOR REMUN
 ERATION  WHILE IN OFFICE. NO MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, EITHER SENATE OR
 ASSEMBLY, SHALL ENGAGE IN ANY OUTSIDE ACTIVITY FOR REMUNERATION  OF  ANY
 KIND DURING HIS OR HER TERM OF OFFICE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02585-01-1

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