Relates to the term "reportable business relationship" as it relates to certain employees of the state university of New York and the city university of New York
Summary
Relates to the term "reportable business relationship" as it relates to certain employees of the state university of New York and the city university of New York.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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MINOR
This bill was amended to clarify the definition of 'reportable business relationship' for state employees. The amendment adds a specific exemption for academic faculty at SUNY and CUNY, ensuring that teaching roles without supervisory or grant management responsibilities are not considered reportable business relationships.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include academic faculty at state universities in the exemption criteria for reportable business relationships.
DEFINITION
Added language clarifying that relationships with colleges and universities are excluded from reportable business relationships when the individual is employed as a teaching professor or similar role without supervisory or grant management duties.
ELIGIBILITY
Modified the eligibility criteria for the exemption to specifically reference the Education Law's definition of colleges and universities, making the exemption more precise and applicable to SUNY and CUNY faculty.
Floor votes · Assembly Jan 12, 2026
How they voted
146–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 151
Jan 12, 2026
D
Democratic104
97% Yea
R
Republican47
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 27, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 617A
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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