Assembly Bill A1972

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain state and prospective state contractors to contribute to the campaigns and committees of statewide officials

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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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2023-A1972 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-117, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6585
2021-2022: A4856

2023-A1972 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain state and prospective state contractors to contribute to the campaigns and committees of statewide officials, including any candidate for governor, attorney general and comptroller, for a period of time; requires written notice of prohibitions.

2023-A1972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1972
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to campaign  contributions
   by state and prospective state contractors
 
   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  14-117
 to read as follows:
   §  14-117.  POLITICAL  CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATEWIDE OFFICIALS. 1. (A) NO
 CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE MADE TO ANY CANDIDATE  FOR  GOVERNOR  OR
 ANY COMMITTEE OF SUCH CANDIDATE, NOR SHALL ANY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BE
 ACCEPTED  BY  ANY CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OR COMMITTEE OF SUCH CANDIDATE,
 FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY  CORPORATION,  JOINT
 STOCK ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, UNION, OR ANY OTHER ENTITY, OR ANY OFFI-
 CER, DIRECTOR, MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER, MANAGER, ATTORNEY OR LOBBYIST THER-
 EOF, AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE THIRTY-SIX MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING AND SUBSE-
 QUENT  TO  THE  ENTERING INTO OR SEEKING OF ANY CONTRACT, GRANT OR OTHER
 FINANCIAL AGREEMENT WITH ANY AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE  OR  WITH
 ANY  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER ENTITY,
 WHOSE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES ANY MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
   (B) NO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL  BE  MADE  TO  ANY  CANDIDATE  FOR
 ATTORNEY  GENERAL  OR  ANY  COMMITTEE  OF  SUCH CANDIDATE, NOR SHALL ANY
 CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BE ACCEPTED BY ANY CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
 OR ANY COMMITTEE OF SUCH CANDIDATE, FROM  ANY  INDIVIDUAL,  CORPORATION,
 LIMITED  LIABILITY  CORPORATION,  JOINT  STOCK ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP,
 UNION, OR ANY OTHER ENTITY, OR ANY OFFICER,  DIRECTOR,  MAJORITY  SHARE-
 HOLDER,  MANAGER,  ATTORNEY, OR LOBBYIST THEREOF, (I) AT ANY TIME WITHIN
 THE THIRTY-SIX MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING AND/OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE  ENTERING
 INTO OR SEEKING OF ANY CONTRACT, GRANT OR OTHER AGREEMENT THAT IS DRAFT-
 ED, REVIEWED, APPROVED, OR ENFORCED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENER-
 AL, OR (II) THAT IS LICENSED OR IS REGULATED BY ANY AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06044-01-3
              

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