Prohibits spouses, domestic or romantic partners, persons residing in the same household, or immediate family members of members of the legislature from engaging in certain activities that are deemed an indirect interest of a legislator; defines indirect interest; provides an opportunity to cure a violation of such provisions.
STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
10657
IN SENATE
June 22, 2026
___________
Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to extending
certain conflict of interest prohibitions to spouses, domestic or
romantic partners, persons residing in the same household, or immedi-
ate family members of members of the legislature
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
2 75-b to read as follows:
3 § 75-b. Conflict of interest of a spouse, domestic or romantic part-
4 ner, person residing in the same household, or immediate family member
5 of a member of the legislature. 1. For purposes of this section, any
6 financial interest, compensation arrangement, contractual relations, or
7 other pecuniary benefit held by the spouse, domestic or romantic part-
8 ner, person residing in the same household, or immediate family member
9 of a member of the legislature shall be deemed an indirect interest of
10 such member of the legislature.
11 2. No spouse, domestic or romantic partner, person residing in the
12 same household, or immediate family member of a member of the legisla-
13 ture shall knowingly solicit, negotiate for, accept, or enter into any
14 agreement, promise, understanding, arrangement, contract, compensation,
15 or other pecuniary benefit, whether such compensation or other pecuniary
16 interest is to be paid immediately or at a future date, from any person,
17 firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, developer,
18 contractor, or other entity that:
19 (a) has a matter pending before a state agency, public authority, or
20 local governmental entity within a county in which the legislator
21 represents any part of; and
22 (b) may reasonably be expected to benefit financially from official
23 action, influence, or advocacy involving such legislator.
24 3. The activities, agreements, or arrangements prohibited pursuant to
25 subdivision two of this section shall be deemed to include any promise,
26 agreement, understanding, or commitment made while the legislator is
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16093-02-6
S. 10657 2
1 serving as a member of the legislature, regardless of whether such
2 compensation or other pecuniary interest is provided before, while, or
3 after such legislator serves as a member of the legislature.
4 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, a violation of this
5 section shall be deemed cured if the financial interest, compensation or
6 other pecuniary benefit is fully returned to the payor or otherwise
7 divested by the spouse, domestic or romantic partner, person residing in
8 the same household, or immediate family member of a member of the legis-
9 lature within fourteen days after the legislator or such spouse, domes-
10 tic or romantic partner, person residing in the same household, or imme-
11 diate family member knows or reasonably should have known of the
12 prohibited indirect interest.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
