Senate Bill S1853

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to a public listing of certain not-for-profit corporations

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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-S1853 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6038
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190, Exec L; amd §404, N-PC L

2017-S1853 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that the department of state and the division of military and naval affairs each maintain on their websites a public listing of all not-for-profit corporations soliciting funds for the armed forces of the United States.

2017-S1853 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1853
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law  and  the  not-for-profit  corporation
   law,  in relation to a public listing of certain not-for-profit corpo-
   rations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 190 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
 SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ON THE DIVISION'S WEBSITE A PUBLIC  LISTING
 OF  ALL  APPROVED  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS  SOLICITING FUNDS FOR OR
 OTHERWISE BENEFITING THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED  STATES  OR  OF  ANY
 FOREIGN  COUNTRY, OR THEIR AUXILIARIES, OR OF THIS OR ANY OTHER STATE OR
 TERRITORY.
   § 2. Paragraph (i) of section 404 of  the  not-for-profit  corporation
 law,  as  amended by chapter 134 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (i) Every  certificate  of  incorporation  which  indicates  that  the
 proposed  corporation  is  to solicit funds for or otherwise benefit the
 armed forces of the United States or of any foreign  country,  or  their
 auxiliaries,  or of this or any other state or any territory, shall have
 endorsed thereon or annexed thereto the approval of the adjutant  gener-
 al.  THE  DEPARTMENT OF STATE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF MILI-
 TARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS, SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE A PUBLIC LISTING OF  ALL  APPROVED  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS
 SOLICITING  FUNDS  FOR  OR  OTHERWISE BENEFITING THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
 UNITED STATES OR OF ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY, OR  THEIR  AUXILIARIES,  OR  OF
 THIS OR ANY OTHER STATE OR TERRITORY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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