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Assembly Bill A7790

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing crowdfunding with limited restrictions to assist start-ups with accessing capital

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2015-A7790 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง359-ffff, Gen Bus L

2015-A7790 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing crowdfunding with limited restrictions to assist start-ups with accessing capital.

2015-A7790 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7790

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, LUPARDO, COOK, BLAKE -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.    HIKIND,  SOLAGES,  THIELE  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to allowing crowd-
  funding  with  limited restrictions to assist start-ups with accessing
  capital

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

  Section 1. The legislature finds that start-up companies are an impor-
tant  part  of  this  state's  economy.  The legislature also finds that
start-ups have unique challenges when  accessing  capital.  Crowdfunding
allows  start-ups  to raise money through a significant number of inves-
tors. However,  crowdfunding  practices  are  burdened  by  registration
requirements  under  New  York  state law. Registration requirements for
issuers of securities can be expensive and inconvenient for small offer-
ings facilitated through crowdfunding. Therefore,  to  assist  start-ups
with accessing capital in an efficient and streamlined way, the legisla-
ture   finds   that   crowdfunding  should  be  permitted  with  limited
restrictions.
  S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  359-
ffff to read as follows:
  S  359-FFFF. ACCESSING CAPITAL EXEMPTIONS. 1. ANY TRANSACTION RELATING
TO THE SALE OR OFFERING FOR SALE BY THE ISSUER OF A  SECURITY  SHALL  BE
EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
FIFTY-NINE-E  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  IF SUCH TRANSACTION MEETS THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS:
  A. THE OFFERING IS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
PARAGRAPH  ELEVEN  OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION THREE OF THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933 AND THIS SECTION. SECURITIES ARE OFFERED TO AND SOLD ONLY TO
PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  AT  THE  TIME  OF
PURCHASE.  PRIOR  TO  ANY  OFFER OR SALE PURSUANT TO THIS EXEMPTION, THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09800-01-5
              

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