The passage of the Senior Citizens» Freedom to Work Act, in 2000, allows the worker to
earn unlimited outside income without offsets in the year after they reach full retirement.
Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky during a press conference where he announced that he will submit a bill
banning unlimited outside income for New York lawmakers if elected to the Senate, Thursday Feb 12, 2016 at the Rockville Centre train station.
Horner says another area that needs reform is the ability of lawmakers to earn
unlimited outside income.
In testimony at the trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Lisa Reid of the bipartisan Legislative Ethics Commission (LEC) confirmed that state legislators are allowed to earn
unlimited outside income.