| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2010 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8395
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
2009-S8395 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S8395 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8395
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to political contributions
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would add Limited Liability Companies to section 14-116 of
the election law to provide that LLCs have the same $5000 limit for
making contributions to candidates, parties and political committees
per year, as do corporations currently.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill adds Limited
Liability Companies to Election Law § 14-116 to provide that LLCs
have the same $5000 contribution limit per year as do corporations.
Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Election Law does not address the aggregate amount of political
contributions that an LLC may make to candidates, parties and
political committees in anyone year. As a result, the State Board of
Elections has opined that they should be treated as individuals for
purposes of a limit and, therefore, under current practice, an LLC is
allowed to make $150,000 in contributions in anyone year. This bill
2009-S8395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8395
I N S E N A T E
June 28, 2010
___________
Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
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
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.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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