Relates to preventing certain elected officials from being a member of an agency; repealer
This bill prohibits elected officials from serving as members of local municipal agencies to prevent conflicts of interest. It directly affects city councils, town boards, and other elected bodies by removing their eligibility to sit on these agencies. The law includes an exception for industrial development agencies where the board is entirely made up of elected officials from the same municipality. Additionally, the bill provides a process for appointing new agency members if a current member must leave due to the new restrictions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2023
Last action May 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024
How they voted
51–9
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 62
May 14, 2024
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican21
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 14, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
May 22, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
May 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 13, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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