New York S 5234: Includes the Space Force as being members of the armed forces or veterans eligible for certain credits and benefits

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S05234 Summary:

BILL NOS05234 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02467

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Amd §73-a, Pub Off L

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Relates to electronic financial disclosures of members and candidates of the legislature; requires creation of electronic version of disclosure statement; directs the commission on ethics and lobbying in government shall make available an editable, electronic, readable and searchable version of the annual statement of financial disclosure by January 1, 2026.

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BILL NOS05234 

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02/20/2025REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5234

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Ethics and Internal Gover-
 nance

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to electronic
 financial disclosures of members and candidates of the legislature

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

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
 2 section 73-a of the public officers law, as amended by section 7 of part
 3 QQ of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 Every statewide elected official, state officer or employee, member of
 5 the legislature, legislative employee and political party chair and
 6 every candidate for statewide elected office or for member of the legis-
 7 lature shall file an annual statement of financial disclosure containing
 8 the information and in the form set forth in subdivision three of this
 9 section. Every member of the legislature and candidate for member of the
 10 legislature must file their annual statement of financial disclosure
 11 electronically in an electronic, readable, searchable and downloadable
 12 format. On or before the fifteenth day of May with respect to the
 13 preceding calendar year: (1) every member of the legislature, every
 14 candidate for member of the legislature and legislative employee shall
 15 file such statement with the legislative ethics commission which shall
 16 provide such statement along with any requests for exemptions or
 17 deletions to the commission on ethics and lobbying in government for
 18 filing and rulings with respect to such requests for exemptions or
 19 deletions, on or before the thirtieth day of June; and (2) all other
 20 individuals required to file such statement shall file it with the
 21 commission on ethics and lobbying in government, except that:
 22 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 73-a of the public officers law, as
 23 amended by section 18 of part QQ of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022,
 24 subparagraphs (b), (b-2), and (c) of paragraph 8 as separately amended

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03006-01-5

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 1 by section 8 of part QQ of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 and paragraph
 2 16-a as added by chapter 591 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 3. (a) The annual statement of financial disclosure shall contain the
 5 information and shall be in the form set forth hereinbelow:

 6 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE - (For calendar year ________)

 7 1. Name ______________________________________________________________
 8 2. (a) Title of Position _____________________________________________
 9 (b) Department, Agency or other Governmental Entity _______________
 10 (c) Address of Present Office _____________________________________
 11 (d) Office Telephone Number _______________________________________
 12 3. (a) Marital Status ______________. If married, please give spouse's
 13 full name.
 14 __________________________________________________________________.
 15 (b) Full name of domestic partner (if applicable).
 16 _________________________________________________________________ .

 17 (c) List the names of all une