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S 4730: Prohibits state officers and employees from official involvement with a state project where the officer or employee acted as a consultant on such project.
What S 4730 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit state officers and employees from being involved in official capacities with state projects where they have previously worked as consultants on those projects. This rule applies to various services, including analysis, evaluation, research, training, data processing, and more. The goal is to prevent potential conflicts of interest and ensure transparency in state government. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4730
- What is the current status of S 4730?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4730 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE".
- Did S 4730 pass?
- Not yet. S 4730 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4730, and where is it now?
- S 4730 was authored by Sen. James Sanders. Its committee of record is Senate Ethics & Internal Governance.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 298 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4730 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Ethics and Internal Gover- nance AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to prohibiting state officers and employees from official involvement with a state project where the officer or employee acted as a consultant on such project The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 74 of the public officers law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph j to read as follows: 3 j. No officer or employee of a state agency shall perform any official 4 duty or function, including but not limited to the exercise of 5 discretion or other decision making normally attendant to such officer's 6 or employee's office, or otherwise act in any official capacity or 7 discharge any duties with respect to a project funded by the state where 8 such officer or employee has previously entered into a contract for 9 consulting services involving such project prior to such officer's or 10 employee's employment with such state agency. For the purposes of this 11 section, a "contract for consulting services" shall mean any contract 12 entered into by a state agency for analysis, evaluation, research, 13 training, data processing, computer programming, engineering, environ- 14 mental health and mental health services, accounting, auditing, parale- 15 gal, legal, or similar services. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09262-01-5
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