Bill Text: NJ A3553 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires Governor, certain State officers and employees, and legislators to file annual report disclosing certain expenditures; requires reimbursement from such persons under certain circumstances.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-04 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee [A3553 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2016-A3553-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman TROY SINGLETON
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblyman VINCENT MAZZEO
District 2 (Atlantic)
SYNOPSIS
Requires Governor, certain State officers and employees, and legislators to file annual report disclosing certain expenditures; requires reimbursement from such persons under certain circumstances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning certain expenditures by the Governor, certain State officers and employees, and members of the Legislature and supplementing chapter 13 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. No later than July 15th of each year, the Governor, every State officer or employee, special State officer or employee, or member of the Legislature shall file with the State Ethics Commission, created pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-21) or with the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards, created pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-22), as may be appropriate, a written report that details each expenditure by the Governor, State officer or employee, special State officer or employee, or member of the Legislature, made thereby from funds provided thereto during the immediately preceding State fiscal year ending June 30th as an allowance of funds not otherwise appropriated for official State business, including receptions on behalf of the State, the operation of an official residence, transportation, protection and security, or for other similar expenses.
b. Each report shall be accompanied by copies of the receipts for each item or service purchased or for which an expenditure was made at a cost greater than a de minimus amount, together with: (1) the name and mailing address of the person, business or organization receiving payment; and (2) a brief description of the item or service.
c. The report shall be considered to be a public record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C. 47:1A-1 et seq.).
d. The commission or the committee, as may be appropriate, shall review each report not later than the 90th day after the report was filed. If the commission or committee, as may be appropriate, determines that the expenditure was not used to pay for an expense incurred as a result of official State business, the Governor, State officer or employee, special State officer or employee, or member of the Legislature shall reimburse the State the amount of the expenditure, plus interest calculated at a rate equal to the rate of inflation.
2. This act shall take
effect on the 60th day after the date of enactment and shall apply to
expenditures made after the effective date.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that no later than July 15th of each year, the Governor, every State officer or employee, special State officer or employee, or member of the Legislature must file with the State Ethics Commission or the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards, as may be appropriate, a written report that details each expenditure by the Governor, officer or employee, or member of the Legislature from the funds provided thereto during the immediately preceding State fiscal year ending June 30th as an allowance of funds not otherwise appropriated for official State business, including receptions on behalf of the State, the operation of an official residence, transportation, protection and security, or for other similar expenses.
The report is to be accompanied by copies of the receipts for each item or service purchased or for which an expenditure was made at a cost greater than a de minimus amount, together with: (1) the name and mailing address of the person, business or organization receiving payment; and (2) a brief description of the item or service.
The bill also provides that the commission or the committee, as may be appropriate, is to review each report not later than the 90th day after the report was filed. If the commission or committee, as may be appropriate, determines that the expenditure was not used to pay for an expense incurred as a result of official State business, the Governor, State officer or employee, special State officer or employee, or member of the Legislature must reimburse the State the amount of the expenditure, plus interest calculated at a rate equal to the rate of inflation.
