New York S 5590: Relates to late fees for failure to timely complete the on-line training course for lobbyists and clients

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S05590 Summary:

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Amd §94, Exec L; amd §1-d, Leg L

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Authorizes the imposition of late fees for failure to timely complete the on-line training course for lobbyists and clients.

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5590

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LIU -- 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 executive law and the legislative law, in relation
 to education and training in ethics and lobbying

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 94 of the executive law is amended
 2 by adding a new paragraph (d-1) to read as follows:
 3 (d-1) The commission may impose a fee upon lobbyists and clients of
 4 lobbyists for late completion of the training course required by this
 5 subdivision, as set forth in subdivision (i) of section one-d of the
 6 legislative law.
 7 § 2. Subdivision (h) of section 1-d of the legislative law, as added
 8 by section 7 of part A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, is amended
 9 and a new subdivision (i) is added to read as follows:
 10 (h) provide an online ethics training course for [individuals regis-
 11 tered as] lobbyists and clients listed on a statement of registration
 12 submitted pursuant to section one-e of this article. The curriculum for
 13 the course shall include, but not be limited to, explanations and
 14 discussions of the statutes and regulations of New York concerning
 15 ethics in the public officers law, the election law, the legislative
 16 law, summaries of advisory opinions, underlying purposes and principles
 17 of the relevant laws, and examples of practical application of these
 18 laws and principles. The commission shall prepare those methods and
 19 materials necessary to implement the curriculum. Each [individual regis-
 20 tered as a] lobbyist [pursuant to section one-e of this article] and
 21 client shall complete such training course within ninety days of being
 22 listed on a statement of registration and thereafter at least once in
 23 any [three-year] biennial period during which [he or she is registered

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09332-01-5

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 1 as a] the lobbyist or client is listed on a statement of registration
 2 submitted pursuant to section one-e of this article.
 3 (i) the commission may impose a fee for failure to complete the train-
 4 ing course in a timely manner as required by this section, not to exceed
 5 twenty-five dollars for each day that the lobbyist or client is late, in
 6 accordance with procedures set forth by the commission.
 7 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 8 have become a law.

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