New York S 374: Relates to lobbying for the confirmation of persons to state office

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S00374 Summary:

BILL NOS00374 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07456

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSRHOYLMAN-SIGAL, BRISPORT, BROUK, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, JACKSON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1-a, 1-c, 1-e, 1-h, 1-j & 1-k, Leg L

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

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BILL NOS00374 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

04/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.700

04/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/30/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/12/2025PASSED SENATE

05/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/12/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

03/04/20261ST REPORT CAL.449

03/05/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/09/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/10/2026PASSED SENATE

03/10/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/10/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 374

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, BRISPORT, FERNANDEZ, GONZA-
 LEZ, GOUNARDES, JACKSON -- 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 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:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00733-01-5

 S. 374 2

 1 (ix) the adoption or rejection of any rule, regulation, or resolution
 2 having the force and effect of a local law, ordinance, resolution, or
 3 regulation; [or]
 4 (x) the outcome of any rate making proceeding by any municipality or
 5 subdivision thereof[.]; or
 6 (xi) the nomination or confirmation of any person for a position
 7 subject to confirmation by the senate.
 8 § 3. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (c) of section 1-e of the legislative
 9 law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 10 follows:
 11 (5) the following information on which the lobbyist expects to lobby:
 12 (i) a description of the general subject or subjects, (ii) the legisla-
 13 tive bill numbers of any bills, (iii) the numbers or subject matter (if
 14 there are no numbers) of gubernatorial executive orders or executive
 15 orders issued by the chief executive officer of a municipality, (iv) the
 16 subjec