Bill Text: NY A01057 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to abolishing the benefits of an elected official who is convicted of a felony directly related to such official's elected position
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 17-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-13 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A01057 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A01057-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1057
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD, KOLB, ERRIGO, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, DUPREY --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES, BARCLAY, CALHOUN, CROUCH,
FITZPATRICK, McDONOUGH, MOLINARO, OAKS, QUINN, THIELE, TOWNSEND, WALK-
ER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper-
ations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to abolishing the
benefits of an elected official who is convicted of a felony directly
related to such official's elected position
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
2 3-d to read as follows:
3 S 3-D. ABOLISH BENEFITS; FELONY CONVICTION. ANY ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICER
4 WHO IS CONVICTED OF A FELONY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE
5 AND ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED OF THE PENAL LAW SHALL HAVE ALL BENEFITS ABOL-
6 ISHED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SALARY AND RETIREMENT.
7 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03423-01-9
