File #: Int 0647-2026    Version: * Name: Post-employment activities of former elected officials.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
On agenda: 2/12/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to post-employment activities of former elected officials
Sponsors: Lincoln Restler, Julie Won, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Carmen N. De La Rosa, Chi A. Ossé, Shekar Krishnan, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Alexa Avilés, Shahana K. Hanif, Farah N. Louis, Gale A. Brewer, Crystal Hudson
Council Member Sponsors: 12
Summary: This bill would bar former elected officials from lobbying any agency for two years after their termination from city service.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 647, 2. Int. No. 647, 3. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-12-26

Int. No. 647

 

By Council Members Restler, Won, Gutiérrez, De La Rosa, Ossé, Krishnan, P. Sanchez, Avilés, Hanif, Louis, Brewer and Hudson

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to post-employment activities of former elected officials

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Subparagraph c of paragraph 2 of subdivision d of Section 2604 of the New York city charter, as amended by a vote of the electors on November 5, 2019, is amended to read as follows:

(c) [The following former public servants] Former elected officials shall not, within a period of two years after termination of their service with the city, appear before any agency [in the branch of city government they served:

(1) any elected official; and

(2) the holder of the position of deputy mayor, director of the office of management and budget, commissioner of citywide administrative services, corporation counsel, commissioner of finance, commissioner of investigation and chair of the city planning commission.

For the purposes of this subparagraph (c), the legislative branch of the city consists of the council and the offices of the council, and the executive branch of the city consists of all other agencies of the city, including the office of the public advocate].

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately following its ratification by the voters of this city in a referendum to be held in the general election next following its enactment.

 

NAW

LS #11701

Int. #0076-2024

1/6/2026 1:21 PM