STATE OF NEW YORK
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806
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
(Prefiled)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by Sens. BIAGGI, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, SALAZAR -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Ethics and Internal Governance
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to sexual harassment
complaints by clients of lobbyists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision c of section 1-e of the legislative law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph 9 to read as follows:
3 (9) (i) the number, if any, of complaints related to sexual harassment
4 received, by the lobbyist or their organization filed by the client of a
5 lobbyist or persons, organizations, or legislative bodies before which
6 the lobbyist is lobbying.
7 (ii) For purposes of this section only "complaints related to sexual
8 harassment" shall mean a complaint that would qualify under the rules or
9 regulations promulgated under section two hundred one-g of the labor law
10 or section two hundred ninety-six-d of the executive law.
11 § 2. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (b) of section 1-h of the legislative
12 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read as follows:
13 (vi) (A) the number, if any, of complaints related to sexual harass-
14 ment received, by the lobbyist or their organization filed by the client
15 of a lobbyist or persons, organizations, or legislative bodies before
16 which the lobbyist is lobbying.
17 (B) For purposes of this section only "complaints related to sexual
18 harassment" shall mean a complaint that would qualify under the rules or
19 regulations promulgated under section two hundred one-g of the labor law
20 or section two hundred ninety-six-d of the executive law.
21 § 3. Paragraph 6 of subdivision (b) of section 1-j of the legislative
22 law, as added by section 7-b of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of
23 2011, is amended and a new paragraph 7 is added to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (6) (i) the name and public office address of any statewide elected
2 official, state officer or employee, member of the legislature or legis-
3 lative employee and entity with whom the client of a lobbyist has a
4 reportable business relationship;
5 (ii) a description of the general subject or subjects of the trans-
6 actions between the client of a lobbyist and the statewide elected offi-
7 cial, state officer or employee, member of the legislature or legisla-
8 tive employee and entity; [and]
9 (iii) the compensation, including expenses, to be paid and paid by
10 virtue of the business relationship[.]; and
11 (7) (i) the number, if any, of complaints related to sexual harassment
12 received, by the lobbyist or their organization filed by the client of a
13 lobbyist or persons, organizations, or legislative bodies before which
14 the lobbyist is lobbying;
15 (ii) for purposes of this section only "complaints related to sexual
16 harassment" shall mean a complaint that would qualify under the rules or
17 regulations promulgated under section two hundred one-g of the labor law
18 or section two hundred ninety-six-d of the executive law.
19 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.