Assembly Bill A7418

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the disclosure of charitable fund disbursements after donations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7418 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §178, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9085
2015-2016: A3394

2017-A7418 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the disclosure of charitable fund disbursements after donations; requires any charitable organization, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor to disclose ex-post facto the allocation of disbursements in written communication sent following the donation; provides such disclosure to include the dollar amount allocated toward charitable purposes.

2017-A7418 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7418
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. TITONE, M. G. MILLER, RAIA, McDONOUGH, BARRETT,
   CAHILL, GALEF, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, LUPI-
   NACCI, MOSLEY, RIVERA -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the disclosure of
   charitable fund disbursements after donations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 178 to
 read as follows:
   §  178.  DISCLOSURE  OF CHARITABLE FUND DISBURSEMENTS AFTER DONATIONS.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  ANY  CHARITABLE
 ORGANIZATION,  OR  PROFESSIONAL  FUNDRAISER,  OR  PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR
 ACTING ON BEHALF OF A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, SHALL DISCLOSE TO  DONORS
 THE ALLOCATION OF DISBURSEMENTS OF THEIR DONATION ON ANY WRITTEN FORM OF
 COMMUNICATION  SENT FOLLOWING A DONATION. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE
 THE SUM OF MONEY THAT WENT DIRECTLY TOWARD HELPING  WITH  THE  CHARITY'S
 CHARITABLE  WORK  AND  THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THAT DONATION THAT WAS ALLO-
 CATED TOWARD OTHER PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  ADMINISTRA-
 TIVE EXPENSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11007-01-7

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