Bill Text: NY S00111 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits a member of the legislature from engaging in any outside paid activity during his or her term of office.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-20 - PRINT NUMBER 111A [S00111 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          111
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
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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:
    1    Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section  2-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 2-A. MEMBERS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE ACTIVITY FOR REMUN-
    4  ERATION  WHILE IN OFFICE. NO MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, EITHER SENATE OR
    5  ASSEMBLY, SHALL ENGAGE IN ANY OUTSIDE ACTIVITY FOR REMUNERATION  OF  ANY
    6  KIND DURING HIS OR HER TERM OF OFFICE.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00589-01-5