Senate Bill S8039

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to government vendor contributions

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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-S8039 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9924
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-131, amd §14-126, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3167, A113
2021-2022: S483, A5839
2023-2024: S6247, A7179

2017-S8039 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to government vendor contributions.

2017-S8039 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8039 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8039
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  government  vendor
   contributions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section  14-131
 to read as follows:
   § 14-131. GOVERNMENT VENDOR CONTRIBUTIONS. 1. (A) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL
 DURING  THE RESTRICTED VENDOR CONTRIBUTION PERIOD FOR ANY PERSON, ORGAN-
 IZATION, GROUP OF PERSONS, OR BUSINESS ENTITY THAT SUBMITS A BID, QUOTA-
 TION, OFFER OR RESPONSE TO A STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY POSTING OR SOLIC-
 ITATION FOR PROCUREMENT TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO ANY OFFICEHOLDER OF OR
 WITH AUTHORITY OVER THE STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR ENTITIES  RESPONSI-
 BLE  FOR  ISSUING  SUCH  PROCUREMENT POSTING OR SOLICITATION, EVALUATING
 RESPONSES TO THE PROCUREMENT POSTING OR  SOLICITATION  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 DETERMINING  AN  AWARD,  OR  APPROVING  THE  SELECTION OF AN AWARDEE, OR
 AWARDING THE FINAL CONTRACT, OR TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR AN OFFICE  OF  SUCH
 GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITY,  INCLUDING  TO  SUCH OFFICEHOLDER'S OR CANDIDATE'S
 AUTHORIZED POLITICAL COMMITTEES OR POLITICAL COMMITTEES THE OFFICEHOLDER
 OR CANDIDATE EXERTS OPERATIONAL CONTROL OVER. IT SHALL FURTHER BE UNLAW-
 FUL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-120 OF THIS ARTICLE, TO  MAKE  CONTRIBUTIONS
 TO  POLITICAL  COMMITTEES  NOT AUTHORIZED OR OPERATIONALLY CONTROLLED BY
 THE OFFICEHOLDER OR CANDIDATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSFERRING A CONTRIB-
 UTION TO THE OFFICEHOLDER'S OR CANDIDATE'S AUTHORIZED POLITICAL  COMMIT-
 TEES OR POLITICAL COMMITTEES THEY EXERT OPERATIONAL CONTROL OVER.
   (B)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE SHALL BE
 SEPARATE AND DISTINCT GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WHEN A PARTICULAR POSTING OR
 SOLICITATION FOR PROCUREMENT IS ISSUED BY ONLY ONE RESPECTIVE HOUSE.
   (C) THE STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY  DIRECTLY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  ISSUING
 SUCH  POSTING  OR SOLICITATION FOR PROCUREMENT SHALL INCLUDE A NOTICE OF
 THE PROHIBITION ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION AND THE  STATE  GOVERNMENTAL
 ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING RESPONSES TO SUCH POSTING OR SOLICITA-
 TION  SHALL  PROVIDE  TO  ANY PERSON, ORGANIZATION, GROUP OF PERSONS, OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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