Assembly Bill A6943

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to reporting requirements on small nonprofits

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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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2021-A6943 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1-e, 1-h & 1-j, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5100

2021-A6943 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reporting requirements on small nonprofits which lobby before the government.

2021-A6943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6943
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to relieving  reporting
   requirements on small nonprofits
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision (a) of section 1-e of the legis-
 lative law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2005, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (4)  Such  biennial  filings  shall  be completed on or before January
 first of the first year of a biennial cycle commencing in calendar  year
 two  thousand  five  and  thereafter,  by  those  persons  who have been
 retained, employed or designated  as  lobbyist  on  or  before  December
 fifteenth  of  the  previous calendar year and who reasonably anticipate
 that in the coming year they will  expend,  incur  or  receive  combined
 reportable compensation and expenses in an amount in excess of two thou-
 sand  dollars  in  years  prior to calendar year two thousand six [and],
 five thousand dollars [commencing in] IN YEARS BETWEEN two thousand  six
 AND  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE AND TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS COMMENCING IN TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO; for those lobbyists retained,  employed  or  desig-
 nated after the previous December fifteenth, and for those lobbyists who
 subsequent  to  their  retainer,  employment  or  designation reasonably
 anticipate combined reportable compensation and expenses  in  excess  of
 such amount, such filing must be completed within fifteen days thereaft-
 er,  but  in  no event later than ten days after the actual incurring or
 receiving of such reportable compensation and expenses.
   § 2. Paragraphs (iii) and (iv) of subdivision (e) of  section  1-e  of
 the  legislative law, as amended by section 1 of part S of chapter 62 of
 the laws of 2003, are amended to read as follows:
   (iii) The first statement of registration  filed  biennially  by  each
 lobbyist  for  the first biennial registration requirements for calendar
 years BETWEEN two thousand five and two thousand  [six  and  thereafter]
 TWENTY-ONE,  shall  be  accompanied by a registration fee of two hundred
 dollars except that no registration  fee  shall  be  required  from  any
              

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