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NY S 3597

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Prohibits lobbyists who are convicted of or plead guilty to class D felonies or higher level crimes from acting as a lobbyist for a period of three years

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 3597 pass?

Not yet. NY S 3597 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

What is NY S 3597 about?

Prohibits lobbyists who are convicted of or plead guilty to class D felonies or higher level crimes from acting as a lobbyist for a period of three years from the date of the conviction; provides the authority to extend suspensions; entitles such lobbyist to a hearing upon application for suspension extension.

Who sponsors NY S 3597?

Gustavo Rivera is the primary sponsor of NY S 3597, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Prohibits lobbyists who are convicted of or plead guilty to class D felonies or higher level crimes from acting as a lobbyist for a period of three years from the date of the conviction; provides the authority to extend suspensions; entitles such lobbyist to a hearing upon application for suspension extension.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Gustavo Riveraprimary
  • José M. Serranocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 1359not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 940not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6533not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1073not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 485not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2550not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3452not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S3597?summary=&detail=

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