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BILL NUMBER:S384

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 of the legislature from engaging in outside activity for remuneration during his or her term of 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: 2012:    S.284-A - Amend and recommit to Investigations &          Government Operations 2011:    S.284 - Defeated in Investigations & Government Operations 2009-10: S.3149 - Referred to Investigations & Government          Operations/A.4704 - Held for consideration in          Governmental Operations

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2015.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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384

2013-2014 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

(PREFILED)

January 9, 2013
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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, 2015.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00627-01-3