A11493 • 2025

Prohibits a state or local authority from employing or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying

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Sponsor: Al Taylor
Last action: 2026-05-28
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits a state or local authority from employing or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying

Prohibits a state or local authority from employing or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying Prohibits a state or local authority, or subsidiary thereof, from retaining, contracting, employing, or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying; allows for the cancellation of pre-existing contracts.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits a state or local authority from employing or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying Prohibits a state or local authority, or subsidiary thereof, from retaining, contracting, employing, or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying; allows for the cancellation of pre-existing contracts.

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Bill History

2026-05-28 Assembly
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Official Summary Text

Prohibits a state or local authority from employing or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying
Prohibits a state or local authority, or subsidiary thereof, from retaining, contracting, employing, or designating a lobbyist to engage in lobbying; allows for the cancellation of pre-existing contracts.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          11493

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      May 28, 2026
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        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Taylor) --
          read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
          and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting a
          state  or  local authority from employing or designating a lobbyist to
          engage in lobbying

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
     2  section 2859 to read as follows:
     3    § 2859. PROHIBITION ON RETAINING  LOBBYISTS.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
     4  OTHER  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, NO STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY, OR SUBSIDIARY
     5  THEREOF, SHALL, DIRECTLY OR  INDIRECTLY  RETAIN,  CONTRACT,  EMPLOY,  OR
     6  DESIGNATE  A  LOBBYIST  TO  ENGAGE IN LOBBYING. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
     7  SECTION, THE TERMS "LOBBYIST" AND "LOBBYING" SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS  AS
     8  DEFINED IN SECTION ONE-C OF THE LEGISLATIVE LAW.
     9    2.  ANY  CONTRACTS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
    10  SECTION, WHICH ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, MAY
    11  BE CANCELLED OR TERMINATED BY THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY WITHOUT INCURRING ANY
    12  PENALTY OR DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH CANCELLATION OR  TERMINATION,  BUT
    13  ANY  MONIES  OWING  BY  THE  PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR WORK DONE PRIOR TO THE
    14  CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION SHALL BE PAID.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10929-01-5