(1) salary, benefits and allowances paid by the state;
(2) income and allowances attributable to service in the reserves of
the armed forces of the United States, national guard or other active
military service;
(3) copyright royalties, fees, and their functional equivalent, from
the use of copyrights, patents and similar forms of intellectual
property rights, when received from established users or purchasers of
such rights;
(4) income from retirement plans of the state of New York or the city
of New York, private pension plans or deferred compensation plans (e.g.,
401, 403(b), 457, etc.) established in accordance with the internal
revenue code;
(5) income from investments and capital gains, where the member's
services are not a material factor in the production of income;
(6) income from a trade or business in which a member of their family
holds a controlling interest, where the member's services are not a
material factor in the production of income; and
(7) compensation from services actually rendered prior to January
first, two thousand twenty-five, or prior to being sworn in as a member
of the legislature.
3. A member of the legislature who knowingly and intentionally
violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil
penalty in an amount not to exceed forty thousand dollars and the value
of any gift, compensation or benefit received in connection with such
violation. Assessment of a civil penalty shall be made by the
legislative ethics commission.
Structure New York Laws
Article 2 - Members, Officers and Employees of the Legislature
2 - Exemption of Members and Officers From Arrest.
4 - Contempts of Either House.
5-B - Limit on Outside Earned Income by Members.
6 - Officers and Employees of the Senate.
7 - Officers and Employees of the Assembly.
7-A - Legislative Library, Librarian and Assistants.
7-B - Legislative Emergency Health Station.
7-C - Member of Assembly Defined.
7-D - Employees of the Legislature.
7-E - Assistive Listening System for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
8 - Appointments to Be Filed With the Comptroller.
10 - Compensation of Officers and Employees.
11 - Designation of Payrolls as Annual, Session or Temporary.
12 - Authorization of Expenditures.
15 - Duties of Secretary and Clerk.
16 - Supplies Furnished by Secretary and Clerk.
17 - Accountability of Secretary and Clerk to Comptroller.
18 - Duties of Postmasters and Assistants.
19 - Duties of Official Stenographers.
20 - Detail of Officers and Employees for Special Duties.
21 - Limitation of Legislative Expenses.
22 - Custody of Legislative Papers and Documents.
22-A - Reproduction and Destruction of Certain Records, Books and Papers of the Senate.
22-B - Destruction and Reproductions of Assembly Books and Records.
23 - Appropriation Bills, How Referred.
24 - Legislative Bill Drafting Commission.
25 - Duties of the Commission.
27 - Appointment of Secretaries of Finance and Ways and Means Committees.
28 - Compensation, Expenses, Employees.
29 - Sub-Committees of Finance and Ways and Means Committees.
30 - Duties of Finance and Ways and Means Committees and Secretaries.
31 - Appearances and Inquiries in Respect to the Budget; Procedure Regulated.
32 - Representation of Certain Legislative Committees During Revision of the Budget.