Bill Text: NY A05150 | 2019-2020 | 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: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 19-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-16 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A05150 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A05150-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5150 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO, JOHNS, GARBARINO, LALOR, GOODELL, HAWLEY, LAVINE, KOLB, FRIEND, RAIA, McDONOUGH, D'URSO -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental 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 § 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 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07614-01-9
