Sentences with phrase «pension forfeiture bill»

The Senate and Assembly passed different versions of pension forfeiture bills in 2015, so the measure did not become law.

On Tuesday, the second - term lawmaker also slammed lawmakers in both houses for failing to include pension forfeiture bills in ethics reform packages earlier this year.

«There's several version of pension forfeiture bills out there,» said Assemblyman Dan Stec, a Republican from Queensbury.

Here's a win for the Democrats, they were able to water pension forfeiture bill down so about as useful as a 1 armed paper hanger.

Under withering criticism from government watchdogs for failing to pass any ethics reform laws this year, the Assembly judiciary committee voted 21 - 0 in favor of the same pension forfeiture bill that the state Senate passed in 2015.

In March last year, the Senate passed a broader pension forfeiture bill that applied to all members of the state pension system, not just those who are elected.

The lawmaker in the past has sponsored his own pension forfeiture bill and proposed legislation for campaign finance reform and term limits.

Other legislators who touted the passage of the pension forfeiture bill included Republican state Sens. Chris Jacobs, Rich Funke, and Demcoratic Assembly Majority leader Joe Morelle, of Rochester.

«We want to make sure we have a pension forfeiture bill that we can get passed.»

Also, remember the pension forfeiture bill is not significant reform.

As for the pension forfeiture bill, Speaker Heastie says lawmakers actually have until the end of 2016 before they have to finalize the first step to change the state's constitution, so he says there's plenty of time to agree on a new bill.

The pension forfeiture bill I proposed earlier this year would do just that.

And the DemocRATS still won't pass a pension forfeiture bill, what's up with that?

They have consistently discovered — or invented — new reasons to delay a pension forfeiture bill from advancing.

«What the public is hungry for, post Shelly Silver, is ethics reform — specifically, the pension forfeiture bill that was agreed to last year and promptly reneged on by the Assembly,» said Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for the Democratic governor.

«I don't think anyone in good faith could leave Albany until we get things done, like at least the pension forfeiture bill,» said Cuomo.

Stec, who has authored a pension forfeiture bill, said he would continue fighting for ethics reforms in Albany.

Stec, who has positioned himself as the state legislature's leading voice on stripping corrupted officials of their pensions, theorized something happened when three men went into a room on March 31, and hours later, the assembly opted against voting on their pension forfeiture bill.

The pension forfeiture bill requires a change to the state constitution.

The Senate has already passed a pension forfeiture bill but DeFrancisco said the Assembly wants to exclude teachers and other employees from the agreement.

An Assembly committee voted down one version of a pension forfeiture bill Tuesday.

My first priority was to work for the passage of a pension forfeiture bill.