He also proposes barring lobbyists from giving gifts to lawmakers, and prohibiting lobbyists and special interest groups from making political donations.

The law would also have prohibited lobbyists from serving on state boards and commissions.

And it would prohibit lobbyists or the organizations that employ them from holding lavish events for lawmakers at party conventions.

Yesterday, Mr. Cuomo proposed clamping down on campaign contributions from businesses that receive state contracts or grants and prohibiting lobbyists from making contributions.

In addition to the limits on lobbyist spending, the bill prohibits lobbyists from taking legislators on pleasure trips, long considered one of the major perquisites of elected office here.

The same rules prohibit lobbyists or lobbying groups from sponsoring Congressional travel.

Some useful resolutions for the New Year would include these steps: Prohibit lobbyists from making campaign contributions or gifts to lawmakers.

Would have prohibited lobbyists from contributing to legislators during the legislative session and prohibited legislators from accepting anything but token gifts.

Would have prohibited legislators and lobbyists from being elected as delegates to a Constitutional Convention.

In 2010, the organization advocated prohibiting federally registered lobbyists from sitting on advisory committees, boards, or commissions; the next year, a new federal policy was put in place to this effect.