assembly Bill A776

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to political contributions by limited liability companies

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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 24, 2019 signed chap.4
Jan 14, 2019 delivered to governor
returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.7
substituted for s1101
referred to rules
delivered to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.5
rules report cal.5
reported
reported referred to rules
reported referred to codes
Jan 10, 2019 referred to election law

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A776 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1101
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-116 & 14-120, El L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A9758, S7149

A776 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to political contributions by limited liability companies; requires limited liability companies that make expenditures for a political purpose to file with the state board of elections, the identity of all direct and indirect owners of the membership interests in the limited liability company and the proportion of each direct or indirect member's ownership interest in the limited liability company.

A776 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1101                                                   A. 776

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2019
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJAMIN,
  BIAGGI,  BRESLIN,  BROOKS,  CARLUCCI,  COMRIE,   GAUGHRAN,   GIANARIS,
  GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN, KENNEDY,
  KRUEGER, LIU, MARTINEZ, MAY, MAYER, METZGER, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE,  PARK-
  ER,  PERSAUD,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,  SALAZAR,  SANDERS,  SAVINO, SEPULVEDA,
  SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS, THOMAS -- read twice  and
  ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
  Elections

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, LAVINE, HEASTIE,  BUCHWALD,
  M. G. MILLER,  THIELE,  ORTIZ, NIOU, FAHY, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, SANTA-
  BARBARA, GLICK,  SEAWRIGHT,  MAGNARELLI,  D'URSO,  MONTESANO,  ARROYO,
  MOSLEY, CAHILL, ZEBROWSKI, ABINANTI, BARNWELL, BLAKE, CARROLL, BARRON,
  TAYLOR,  GALEF,  LUPARDO,  STECK,  L. ROSENTHAL, WALLACE, ROZIC, RYAN,
  JAFFEE, BURKE, CRUZ, EICHENSTEIN,  EPSTEIN,  FALL,  FRONTUS,  GRIFFIN,
  JACOBSON,  LIFTON,  McMAHON, OTIS, REYES, WEINSTEIN -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to political contributions

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

  Section 1. Section 14-116 of the election law, subdivision 1 as redes-
ignated by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978 and subdivision 2 as amended by
chapter 260 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  § 14-116. Political contributions by certain  organizations.  1.    No
corporation  [or], LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, joint-stock association OR
OTHER CORPORATE ENTITY doing business in this  state,  except  a  corpo-
ration  or  association  organized  or maintained for political purposes
only, shall directly or indirectly pay or use or offer, consent or agree
to pay or use any money or property for  or  in  aid  of  any  political
party, committee or organization, or for, or in aid of, any corporation,

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