Senate Bill S2364A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"

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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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Bill Amendments

2019-S2364 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5642
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Business Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§631, 1321, 1517 & 1534, BC L; add §78, Coop Corps L; add §522, N-PC L; add §35, Rail L; add §8, Transp Corps L; add §5017, Bank L; add §510, Lim Lil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7083, A9948
2011-2012: S101, A696
2013-2014: S177, A7287
2015-2016: S138, A289
2017-2018: S3658, S7066, A1148
2021-2022: S2895, A442
2023-2024: S640, A1418

2019-S2364 - Summary

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; requires that corporate contributions to a political candidate or party committee or in support or opposition to a candidate or ballot referendum be approved by a majority of shareholders; applies to cooperative corporations, not-for-profit corporations, railroad and transportation corporations.

2019-S2364 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2364 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2364
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the business corporation law, the cooperative corpo-
   rations law, the not-for-profit corporation law, the railroad law, the
   transportation corporations law,  the  banking  law  and  the  limited
   liability  company  law,  in relation to enacting the "corporate poli-
   tical activity accountability to shareholders act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act".
   § 2. The business corporation law is amended by adding a  new  section
 631 to read as follows:
 § 631. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
   (A) DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (1)  THE TERM "CONTRIBUTION" MEANS ANY GIFT, SUBSCRIPTION, OUTSTANDING
 LOAN, ADVANCE, DEPOSIT OF MONEY OR ANY THING  OF  VALUE  PROVIDED  TO  A
 POLITICAL  COMMITTEE,  PARTY  COMMITTEE,  CONSTITUTED  COMMITTEE OR DULY
 CONSTITUTED SUBCOMMITTEE OF A  COUNTY  COMMITTEE,  AS  THOSE  TERMS  ARE
 DEFINED  IN  ARTICLE  FOURTEEN  OF THE ELECTION LAW, IN SUPPORT OR OPPO-
 SITION TO A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OR PARTY OFFICE, REFERENDUM,  POLITICAL
 PARTY,  ELECTIONEERING  COMMUNICATION  OR  ANY COMMUNICATION MADE TO THE
 GENERAL PUBLIC INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO CONTACT A  GOVERNMENT
 OFFICIAL,  CANDIDATE  FOR  PUBLIC  OR  PARTY  OFFICE  OR POLITICAL PARTY
 REGARDING PENDING LEGISLATION, PUBLIC POLICY OR  A  GOVERNMENT  RULE  OR
 REGULATION;
   (2)  THE TERM "INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE" MEANS AN EXPENDITURE MADE BY A
 PERSON FOR AN AUDIO OR VIDEO COMMUNICATION TO A GENERAL PUBLIC  AUDIENCE
 VIA BROADCAST, CABLE OR SATELLITE OR A WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO A GENER-
 AL  PUBLIC  AUDIENCE  VIA  ADVERTISEMENTS, PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS, FLYERS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S2364A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5642
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Business Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§631, 1321, 1517 & 1534, BC L; add §78, Coop Corps L; add §522, N-PC L; add §35, Rail L; add §8, Transp Corps L; add §5017, Bank L; add §510, Lim Lil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7083, A9948
2011-2012: S101, A696
2013-2014: S177, A7287
2015-2016: S138, A289
2017-2018: S3658, S7066, A1148
2021-2022: S2895, A442
2023-2024: S640, A1418

2019-S2364A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; requires that corporate contributions to a political candidate or party committee or in support or opposition to a candidate or ballot referendum be approved by a majority of shareholders; applies to cooperative corporations, not-for-profit corporations, railroad and transportation corporations.

2019-S2364A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2364A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2364--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and   Commissions  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the business corporation  law,  the  cooperative  corpo-
   rations law, the not-for-profit corporation law, the railroad law, the
   transportation  corporations  law,  the  banking  law  and the limited
   liability company law, in relation to enacting  the  "corporate  poli-
   tical activity accountability to shareholders act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act".
   §  2.  The business corporation law is amended by adding a new section
 631 to read as follows:
 § 631. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
   (A) DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (1) THE TERM "CONTRIBUTION" MEANS ANY GIFT, SUBSCRIPTION,  OUTSTANDING
 LOAN,  ADVANCE,  DEPOSIT  OF  MONEY  OR ANY THING OF VALUE PROVIDED TO A
 POLITICAL COMMITTEE, PARTY  COMMITTEE,  CONSTITUTED  COMMITTEE  OR  DULY
 CONSTITUTED  SUBCOMMITTEE  OF  A  COUNTY  COMMITTEE,  AS THOSE TERMS ARE
 DEFINED IN ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE ELECTION LAW,  IN  SUPPORT  OR  OPPO-
 SITION  TO A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OR PARTY OFFICE, REFERENDUM, POLITICAL
 PARTY, ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATION OR ANY  COMMUNICATION  MADE  TO  THE
 GENERAL  PUBLIC INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO CONTACT A GOVERNMENT
 OFFICIAL, CANDIDATE FOR  PUBLIC  OR  PARTY  OFFICE  OR  POLITICAL  PARTY
 REGARDING  PENDING  LEGISLATION,  PUBLIC  POLICY OR A GOVERNMENT RULE OR
 REGULATION;
   (2) THE TERM "INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE" MEANS AN EXPENDITURE MADE BY  A
 PERSON  FOR AN AUDIO OR VIDEO COMMUNICATION TO A GENERAL PUBLIC AUDIENCE
 VIA BROADCAST, CABLE OR SATELLITE OR A WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO A GENER-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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