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A5150Assembly2019-2020 Session

End Pensions for Corrupt Officials

Official title

“Provides that public officers convicted of a felony related to the abuse of his or her office shall forfeit their state pension”

Sponsor David DiPietroAD-147+16 co-sponsors
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Governmental Operations

What's happening

This bill requires public officers convicted of felony crimes related to abuse of office to forfeit their state pensions.

Why it matters

  1. Creates a strong deterrent for corruption. By mandating the loss of state pension benefits for public officers convicted of felony crimes related to abuse of office, the bill increases the personal financial risks associated with misconduct, potentially discouraging unethical behavior.

  2. Aligns consequences with public trust. The measure underscores the expectation that those entrusted with public power must act responsibly, and that violating this trust through criminal abuse should result in tangible, long-term consequences beyond standard criminal penalties.

  3. Could affect retirement security for convicted officials. The law would strip convicted public officers of pension benefits they may have accrued over their careers, impacting not only their finances but also setting a precedent for how seriously the state treats breaches of public duty.

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End Pensions for Corrupt Officials

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
David DiPietro

Assembly Member · Assembly District 147

History

  1. Held for consideration in governmental operations
  2. Referred to governmental operations
  3. Referred to governmental operations

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

5150

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 7, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO, JOHNS, GARBARINO, LALOR, GOODELL, HAWLEY, LAVINE, KOLB, FRIEND, RAIA, McDONOUGH, D'URSO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to forfeiture of state pension for felony convictions related to abuse of office

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 74-b to read as follows:

§ 74-b. Felony convictions of public officers. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the conviction of a public officer, as defined by this chapter, for any felony crime related to abuse of his or her office shall include, in addition to any other punishment imposed pursuant to this chapter, a forfeiture of his or her state pension.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD07614-01-9

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