Bill Text: NY A04659 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that public officers convicted of a felony related to the abuse of his or her office shall forfeit their state pension.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-15 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A04659 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A04659-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4659
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 5, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO, JOHNS, GARBARINO, LALOR, WALTER,
GOODELL, McLAUGHLIN, DUPREY, HAWLEY, LAVINE, GRAF, OAKS, TENNEY, KOLB,
CURRAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CORWIN, CROUCH, LUPINACCI,
McKEVITT, STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
mental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to forfeiture of
state pension for felony convictions related to abuse of office
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 74-b to read as follows:
3 S 74-B. FELONY CONVICTIONS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
4 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE CONVICTION OF A PUBLIC OFFI-
5 CER, AS DEFINED BY THIS CHAPTER, FOR ANY FELONY CRIME RELATED TO ABUSE
6 OF HIS OR HER OFFICE SHALL INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PUNISHMENT
7 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, A FORFEITURE OF HIS OR HER STATE
8 PENSION.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07852-01-5
