Bill Text: NY A08618 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires registration and the disclosure of information relating to lobbying for the nomination or confirmation of persons to state office.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-05 - reported referred to rules [A08618 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A08618-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8618

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 12, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  McDONALD,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  COLTON,  REYES,
          L. ROSENTHAL, RAGA, DAVILA, FLOOD, LEVENBERG, SHRESTHA  --  read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the legislative law, in relation to lobbying for the
          confirmation of persons to state office

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section 1-a of the legislative law, as added by chapter 2
     2  of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 1-a. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby  declares  that
     4  the  operation  of  responsible  democratic government requires that the
     5  fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their  govern-
     6  ment  for the redress of grievances and to express freely to appropriate
     7  officials their opinions on legislation and governmental operations; and
     8  that, to preserve and maintain the integrity of the  governmental  deci-
     9  sion-making  process  in  this state, it is necessary that the identity,
    10  expenditures and  activities  of  persons  and  organizations  retained,
    11  employed  or designated to influence the passage or defeat of any legis-
    12  lation by either house of the legislature [or], the approval,  or  veto,
    13  of any legislation by the governor [and], the nomination or confirmation
    14  of  any  person to a state office, attempts to influence the adoption or
    15  rejection of any rule or regulation having the force and effect  of  law
    16  or  the outcome of any rate making proceeding by a state agency, and the
    17  attempts to influence the passage or defeat of any local law, ordinance,
    18  or regulation be publicly and regularly disclosed.
    19    § 2. Paragraphs (ix) and (x) of subdivision (c) of section 1-c of  the
    20  legislative  law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2005, are amended
    21  and a new paragraph (xi) is added to read as follows:
    22    (ix) the adoption or rejection of any rule, regulation, or  resolution
    23  having  the  force  and effect of a local law, ordinance, resolution, or
    24  regulation; [or]
    25    (x) the outcome of any rate making proceeding by any  municipality  or
    26  subdivision thereof[.]; or

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08657-03-4

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     1    (xi)  the  nomination  or  confirmation  of  any person for a position
     2  subject to confirmation by the senate.
     3    §  3. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (c) of section 1-e of the legislative
     4  law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read  as
     5  follows:
     6    (5)  the following information on which the lobbyist expects to lobby:
     7  (i) a description of the general subject or subjects, (ii) the  legisla-
     8  tive  bill numbers of any bills, (iii) the numbers or subject matter (if
     9  there are no numbers) of gubernatorial  executive  orders  or  executive
    10  orders issued by the chief executive officer of a municipality, (iv) the
    11  subject matter of and tribes involved in tribal-state compacts, memoran-
    12  da  of understanding, or any other state-tribal agreements and any state
    13  actions related to class III gaming as provided in 25 U.S.C. § 2701, (v)
    14  the rule, regulation, and ratemaking numbers of any rules,  regulations,
    15  rates, or municipal ordinances and resolutions, or proposed rules, regu-
    16  lations,  or  rates, or municipal ordinances and resolutions, [and] (vi)
    17  the titles and any identifying numbers of any procurement contracts  and
    18  other  documents  disseminated  by  a  state agency, either house of the
    19  state legislature, the unified court system, municipal agency  or  local
    20  legislative  body  in  connection  with  a governmental procurement, and
    21  (vii) for nominations or confirmations,  the  offices  and  nominees  or
    22  potential nominees;
    23    §  4. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (b) of section 1-h of the legislative
    24  law, as amended by chapter 14 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
    25  follows:
    26    (3) the following information on which the lobbyist has lobbied: (i) a
    27  description of the general subject or  subjects,  (ii)  the  legislative
    28  bill numbers of any bills, (iii) the numbers or subject matter (if there
    29  are  no  numbers)  of gubernatorial executive orders or executive orders
    30  issued by the chief  executive  officer  of  a  municipality,  (iv)  the
    31  subject matter of and tribes involved in tribal-state compacts, memoran-
    32  da  of understanding, or any other state-tribal agreements and any state
    33  actions related to class III gaming as provided in 25 U.S.C. § 2701, (v)
    34  the rule, regulation, and ratemaking or municipal  ordinance  or  resol-
    35  ution  numbers  of  any  rules,  regulations,  or  rates or ordinance or
    36  proposed rules, regulations, or rates or municipal ordinances or  resol-
    37  utions,  [and]  (vi)  the  titles  and  any  identifying  numbers of any
    38  procurement contracts and other documents disseminated by a state  agen-
    39  cy,  either  house  of  the state legislature, the unified court system,
    40  municipal agency or local legislative body in connection with a  govern-
    41  mental  procurement,  and  (vii)  for  nominations or confirmations, the
    42  offices and nominees or potential nominees;
    43    § 5. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (b) of section 1-j of the  legislative
    44  law,  as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
    45  follows:
    46    (3)  the  following  information  on  which  each  lobbyist  retained,
    47  employed  or  designated  by  such client has lobbied, and on which such
    48  client has  lobbied:  (i)  a  description  of  the  general  subject  or
    49  subjects,  (ii)  the  legislative  bill  numbers of any bills, (iii) the
    50  numbers or subject matter (if there are  no  numbers)  of  gubernatorial
    51  executive orders or executive orders issued by the chief executive offi-
    52  cer of a municipality, (iv) the subject matter of and tribes involved in
    53  tribal-state  compacts,  memoranda of understanding, or any other state-
    54  tribal agreements and any state actions related to class III  gaming  as
    55  provided  in 25 U.S.C. 2701, (v) the rule, regulation, and ratemaking or
    56  municipal resolution or ordinance numbers of any rules, regulations,  or

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     1  rates,  or  municipal resolutions or ordinances or proposed rules, regu-
     2  lations, or rates, or municipal ordinances or  resolutions  [and],  (vi)
     3  the  titles and any identifying numbers of any procurement contracts and
     4  other  documents  disseminated  by  a  state agency, either house of the
     5  state legislature, the unified court system, municipal agency  or  local
     6  legislative  body  in  connection  with  a governmental procurement, and
     7  (vii) for nominations or confirmations,  the  offices  and  nominees  or
     8  potential nominees;
     9    §  6. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1-k of the legislative
    10  law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read  as
    11  follows:
    12    (1)  (A) the passage or defeat of any legislative bill or the approval
    13  or veto of any legislation by the governor,  (B)  the  terms,  issuance,
    14  modification  or  rescission of a gubernatorial executive order, (C) the
    15  terms, approval or disapproval, or the implementation and administration
    16  of tribal-state compacts,  memoranda  of  understanding,  or  any  other
    17  tribal-state  agreements  and  any  state  actions  related to class III
    18  gaming as provided in 25 U.S.C. 2701, [or] (D) the adoption or rejection
    19  of any code, rule or regulation having the force and effect  of  law  or
    20  the  outcome of any rate making proceeding by a state agency, or (E) the
    21  nomination or confirmation, or defeat of a nomination  or  confirmation,
    22  of any person for a position subject to confirmation by the senate;
    23    § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.
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