The New York State Senate

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                                11355--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2010
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Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Millman) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Election  Law  --  reported
  and  referred  to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to political contributions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 14-116 of the election law, subdivision 1 as redes-
ignated by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978 and subdivision 2 as amended by
chapter 260 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  S 14-116. Political contributions by certain  organizations.  1.    No
corporation,  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY or joint-stock association doing
business in this state, except [a corporation or association] AN  ENTITY
organized  or  maintained for political purposes only, shall directly or
indirectly pay or use or offer, consent or agree to pay or use any money
or property for or in aid of any political party, committee or organiza-
tion, or for, or in aid of, any corporation, LIMITED LIABILITY  COMPANY,
joint-stock  or  other association organized or maintained for political
purposes, or for, or in aid of, any candidate for  political  office  or
for  nomination  for such office, or for any political purpose whatever,
or for the reimbursement or indemnification of any person for moneys  or
property so used. Any officer, director, stock-holder, attorney or agent
of any corporation, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY or joint-stock association
which  violates  any of the provisions of this section, who participates
in, aids, abets or advises or consents to any such violations,  and  any
person  who  solicits  or  knowingly  receives  any money or property in
violation of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this  section,
any  corporation or an organization financially supported in whole or in
part, by such corporation, AND ANY LIMITED LIABILITY  COMPANY  may  make
expenditures,  including contributions, not otherwise prohibited by law,
for political purposes, in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars
in the aggregate in any calendar year; provided that no  public  utility

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD17623-03-0

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shall  use revenues received from the rendition of public service within
the state for contributions for political purposes unless such  cost  is
charged to the shareholders of such a public service corporation.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.