S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 31, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to limiting contributions
by certain contributors; and to amend the legislative law, in relation
to requiring lobbyists who work as political consultants to disclose
the name and contact information of those who employ them as political
consultants
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 is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS
SECTION, ANY CORPORATION, JOINT-STOCK ASSOCIATION, OR AN ORGANIZATION
FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY SUCH CORPORATION, WHICH
EMPLOYS A LOBBYING FIRM FOR ANY PURPOSE, MAY MAKE EXPENDITURES INCLUDING
CONTRIBUTIONS, NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW, TO A CANDIDATE FOR A
POLITICAL OFFICE OR TO A POLITICAL PARTY, COMMITTEE OR ORGANIZATION ALSO
EMPLOYING THE SAME LOBBYING FIRM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOU-
SAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN AGGREGATE, NOT IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNT
ALLOWED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR.
S 2. Subdivision (c) of section 1-e of the legislative law is amended
by adding a new paragraph 8 to read as follows:
(8) IF THE LOBBYIST IS OR HAS BEEN RETAINED, EMPLOYED OR DESIGNATED BY
ONE OR MORE CLIENTS AS A POLITICAL CONSULTANT, WITHIN THE TWENTY-FOUR
MONTHS PRECEDING THE FILING OF SUCH STATEMENT, THE NAME, ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE CLIENT BY WHOM OR ON WHOSE BEHALF THE POLITICAL
CONSULTANT IS RETAINED, EMPLOYED OR DESIGNATED. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
PARAGRAPH THE TERM "POLITICAL CONSULTANT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON RECEIV-
ING COMPENSATION FOR PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO: ADVISING CLIENTS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES, POLITICAL ADVER-
TISING, CAMPAIGN STRATEGIES, CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY OR CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.