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State Affairs Committee

Overview

This is no longer an active committee of the New York City Bar Association. Please see the Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee for the City Bar's latest work in this area.
Reports
- Letter to Workgroup to strengthen Assembly operations and promote government transparency and public participation (May 19, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Legislative Rules Reform
- Report on A.1887-A/S.1909-A which would allow public access to the proceedings and voting records of committee and session activities conducted by both houses of the State Legislature (Reissued March 2015) (December 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Government Transparency
- Transition report to Governor Elect Andrew Cuomo regarding government ethics reform (December 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): State Government Ethics
- Letters to the New York State Legislature regarding rules reform (December 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Legislative Rules Reform
- Reforming New York State's Ethics Laws the Right Way (February 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): New York State Ethics Reform Ethics
- Reforming NYS's Financial Disclosure Requirements for Attorney Legislators (February 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Professional Responsibility Committee State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Attorney-legislators
- Letter to the NYS Legislature regarding reforms to the State Legislature committee process (November 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Legislative Rules Reform
- "Road map" of new New York State Senate Rules (November 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Legislative Rules Reform
- Report on A.9032/S.6064 and S.6157 - Ethics Reform Proposals (November 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): New York State Ethics Reform
- Testimony before the NYS Senate Temporary Committee on Rules Reform (February 26, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Legislative Rules Reform
- Amicus Brief: McKinney v. The Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health (New York State Court of Appeals) (October 01, 2007) PDF
  
  Author(s): Health Law Committee State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Health Care Facilities
- Supporting Legislative Rules Reform: The Fundamentals (June 01, 2007) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Legislative Rules Reform
- Letter to Governor Eliot Spitzer expressing concern over the spiraling number of public authorities and the fact that these public authorities are unaccountable to the public (January 01, 2007) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Public Authorities Transition Memo
- NO ON PROPOSAL ONE (October 01, 2005) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): State Government
- Testimony from the Committee on State Affairs on Legislative Rules Reform (December 08, 2004) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Legislative Rules Reform
- The New York State Budget Process and the Constitution: Defining and Protecting the “Delicate Balance” of Power (October 01, 2003) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): State Government Budget - NYS Executive
- Letter to Governor George E. Pataki Regarding New York State's Implementation of the Federal Help America Vote Act "HAVA" (March 01, 2003) PDF
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law HAVA
- Taking Aim: New York State's Regulation of Firearms and Proposals for Reform (March 01, 2003) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Gun Control

State Affairs Committee

This is no longer an active committee of the New York City Bar Association. Please see the Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee for the City Bar's latest work in this area.

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