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Assembly Bill A3850

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "2015 corporate political expenditure disclosure act"

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2015-A3850 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง14-132, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10661
2013-2014: A5136

2015-A3850 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "2015 corporate political expenditure disclosure act".

2015-A3850 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3850

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, DINOWITZ, MAYER -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A. ABINANTI, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, LAVINE, LENTOL, LIFTON, PAULIN,
  ROSENTHAL, SCHIMEL, THIELE -- read once and referred to the  Committee
  on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to enacting the "2015
  corporate political expenditure disclosure act"

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "2015 corporate political expenditure disclosure act".
  S 2. The election law is amended by adding a  new  section  14-132  to
read as follows:
  S  14-132. CONTRIBUTIONS AND INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES BY CORPORATIONS.
1. APPLICATION. THIS SECTION APPLIES TO EVERY DOMESTIC  CORPORATION  AND
TO  EVERY  FOREIGN  CORPORATION  WHICH IS AUTHORIZED OR DOES BUSINESS IN
THIS STATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CORPORATIONS FORMED UNDER  THE
BANKING  LAW,  BUSINESS  CORPORATION  LAW, COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS LAW,
INSURANCE LAW, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW, RAILROAD LAW AND TRANSPOR-
TATION CORPORATIONS LAW.
  2. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS:
  (A)  "CONTRIBUTION"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  PAYMENT,  GIFT,   SUBSCRIPTION,
OUTSTANDING LOAN, ADVANCE, OR DEPOSIT OF MONEY OR ANYTHING OF VALUE MADE
IN  CONNECTION  WITH  THE  NOMINATION  FOR ELECTION, OR ELECTION, OF ANY
CANDIDATE, OR MADE TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OR DEFEAT OF A POLITICAL PARTY
OR PRINCIPLE, OR OF ANY BALLOT PROPOSAL.
  (B) "INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE" MEANS ANY PAYMENT OR EXPENDITURE MADE IN
CONNECTION WITH THE NOMINATION FOR ELECTION, OR ELECTION, OF ANY  CANDI-
DATE,  OR  MADE TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OR DEFEAT OF A POLITICAL PARTY OR
PRINCIPLE, OR OF ANY BALLOT PROPOSAL THAT IS NOT MADE WITH THE  AUTHORI-
ZATION,  CONSENT, REQUEST, SUGGESTION OR COOPERATION OF A CANDIDATE, THE
CANDIDATE'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR ITS AGENTS, OR OF A POLITICAL COMMIT-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01338-01-5
              

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