Senate Bill S1520

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the consulting act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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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2017-S1520 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6672
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1-B §§1-aa - 1-qq, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5520, A9180
2019-2020: S5896, A6769
2021-2022: S413, A6661

2017-S1520 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the consulting act to regulate the activities of persons and organizations retained, employed or designated to influence the passage or defeat of state legislation, rules or regulations, or rate making proceedings or influence the passage or defeat of local laws, ordinances or regulations.

2017-S1520 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1520 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1520
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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  creating  the
   consulting act
 
   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 article  1-B
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 1-B
                              CONSULTING ACT
 SECTION 1-AA. SHORT TITLE.
         1-BB. DEFINITIONS.
         1-CC. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
         1-DD. STATEMENT OF REGISTRATION.
         1-EE. MONTHLY REGISTRATION DOCKET.
         1-FF. TERMINATION OF RETAINER, EMPLOYMENT OR DESIGNATION.
         1-GG. BI-MONTHLY REPORTS.
         1-HH. CONTINGENT RETAINER.
         1-II. REPORTS INVOLVING DISBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC MONIES.
         1-JJ. PROHIBITION OF GIFTS.
         1-KK. PENALTIES.
         1-LL. ENFORCEMENT.
         1-MM. RECORD OF APPEARANCES.
         1-NN.  PUBLICATION  OF  STATEMENT ON CONSULTANT DISCLOSURE REGU-
                LATIONS.
         1-OO. PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS.
         1-PP. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.
         1-QQ. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.
   § 1-AA. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE  CITED  AS
 THE "CONSULTING ACT".
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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