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History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Committed to rules
- Restored to third reading
- Substitution reconsidered
- Substituted by A353C
- Amended on third reading 519c
- Amended on third reading 519b
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.576
- Print number 519a
- Amend and recommit to finance
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- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state authorities
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Sam Hoyt
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S519C
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting bonuses for employees of public authorities
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of the bill is to remove the ability of public authorities to pay bonuses.
Summary of specific provisions
Section One adds a section 2854 of the public authorities law that will now prohibit the payment of bonuses.
Section Two adds the effective date.
Justification
Recent newspaper articles have cited the practice by the New York Power Authority and other state authorities of paying bonuses on top of lucrative salaries and other perks. In a time of fiscal crisis State Authorities should not be authorizing bonuses.
Prior legislative history
03/26/09 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions 06/09/09 Reported Referred to Ways and Means 06/10/09 Amend and Recommit to Ways and Means 06/10/09 Print Number 7247A 06/18/09 Reported Referred to Rules 06/22/09 Reported 06/22/09 Rules Report Calendar 541 06/22/09 Ordered to Third Reading Rules Calendar 541 06/22/09 Passed Assembly 06/22/09 Delivered to Senate 06/22/09 Referred to Rules 01/06/10 Died in Senate 01/06/10 Returned to Assembly 01/06/10 Ordered to Third Reading Calendar 483 03/15/10 Amended to Third Reading 7242B 03/23/10 Passed Assembly 03/23/10 Delivered to Senate 03/23/10 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
Fiscal implications
None. Instead this bill would be a cost savings to NYS.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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