Senate Bill S8899

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting grants to political contributors

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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-S8899 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2825-f, Pub Health L

2017-S8899 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting grants to political contributors if such contributors have made monetary contributions of more than five thousand dollars to the campaign of any statewide elected official or to any political campaign committee organized by or for the specific benefit of any statewide elected official in any given year; provides awardees shall agree in writing not to contribute to such campaigns.

2017-S8899 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8899
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 1, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting grants
   to political contributors
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  2825-f  of  the  public health law is amended by
 adding two new subdivisions 5-a and 6-a to read as follows:
   5-A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT ISSUE AN AWARD TO ANY PRIVATE PROPRIE-
 TARY APPLICANT IF THE APPLICANT, OR ANY INDIVIDUAL OWNERS  THEREOF,  HAS
 MADE  MONETARY  CONTRIBUTIONS  GREATER THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE
 CAMPAIGN OF ANY STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL OR TO ANY POLITICAL  CAMPAIGN
 COMMITTEE  ORGANIZED  BY  OR  FOR  THE SPECIFIC BENEFIT OF ANY STATEWIDE
 ELECTED OFFICIAL IN ANY GIVEN YEAR; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH  PROHIBITION
 SHALL  NOT APPLY WHERE SUCH MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN REFUNDED BY
 THE CAMPAIGN OR COMMITTEE.
   6-A. DISBURSEMENT OF AWARDS MADE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  TO  ANY
 PRIVATE PROPRIETARY AWARDEE SHALL BE CONDITIONED ON THE AWARDEE, AND ANY
 INDIVIDUAL  OWNERS  THEREOF,  AGREEING  IN  WRITING NOT TO MAKE MONETARY
 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CAMPAIGN OF ANY STATEWIDE ELECTED  OFFICIAL  OR  TO
 ANY  POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ORGANIZED BY OR FOR THE SPECIFIC BENE-
 FIT OF ANY STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR AT LEAST  ONE  YEAR  FOLLOWING
 SUCH AWARD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16163-02-8

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