Relates to the term "reportable business relationship" as it relates to certain employees of the state university of New York and the city university of New…

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Relates to the term "reportable business relationship" as it relates to certain employees of the state university of New York and the city university of New York

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Latest action Jan 12, 2026

Relates to the term "reportable business relationship" as it relates to certain employees of the state university of New York and the city university of New York.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A617, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Legislative Law.

Committee

Ethics And Internal Governance · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This legislation would exclude faculty at SUNY and CUNY from the defi- nition of covered employee as it relates to a reportable business relationship.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Ethics And Internal Governance
Senate Ethics And Internal GovernanceMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(5) (2) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Dana Levenberg, Deborah Glick and 3 more on Agora

Democratic5

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Lea Webb says this is needed

Under New York's lobby laws, disclosure of a business relationship is required to ensure conflicts of interest and ensure transparency. However, under this law there are unintended consequences that are created and not reflective of the goals of this important law. This legislation would exempt an individual whose only state employment is as a SUNY or CUNY professor who then is hired to teach at an independent college. The intent of the current law is to ensure policy making indi- viduals involved in State government must be transparent with their business relationships. However, a SUNY or CUNY professor is not in a policy making position. Having a SUNY or CUNY professor covered by this law results in an unnecessary cost and acts as a roadblock and disincen- tive to the hiring of these well qualified individuals.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 12, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Senate
DIED IN SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.20
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.20
NY Assembly

Show full history (15 earlier events)

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Rules Report CAL.373
RULES REPORT CAL.373
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Governmental Operations
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
May 19, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2047A
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1021
1ST REPORT CAL.1021
NY Senate
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly

About this record

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