Assembly Bill A4691

                             
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                                   4691
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. MOLITOR -- 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.
                                                            LBD08318-01-5
              

 A. 4691                             2
 
 OF THE STATE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER
 ENTITY, WHERE SUCH LICENSE OR REGULATION IS DRAFTED, REVIEWED, APPROVED,
 OR ENFORCED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   (C)  NO  CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE MADE TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR COMP-
 TROLLER OR ANY COMMITTEE OF  SUCH  CANDIDATE,  NOR  SHALL  ANY  CAMPAIGN
 CONTRIBUTIONS  BE ACCEPTED BY A CANDIDATE FOR COMPTROLLER OR ANY COMMIT-
 TEE OF SUCH CANDIDATE, FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABIL-
 ITY CORPORATION, JOINT STOCK ASSOCIATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  UNION,  OR  ANY
 OTHER  ENTITY, AND ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER, MANAGER,
 ATTORNEY, OR LOBBYIST THEREOF, THAT HAS A CONTRACT OR  A  GRANT  OR  ANY
 OTHER  AGREEMENT  (I) THAT IS REVIEWED, APPROVED, OR SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY
 THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER, OR ANY INDIVIDUAL,  CORPORATION,  LIMITED
 LIABILITY  CORPORATION,  JOINT STOCK ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, UNION, OR
 (II) WITH ANY OTHER ENTITY, OR ANY OFFICER,  DIRECTOR,  MAJORITY  SHARE-
 HOLDER, MANAGER, ATTORNEY, OR LOBBYIST THEREOF, IN WHICH THE COMPTROLLER
 HAS INVESTED ANY FUNDS FROM THE STATE PENSION SYSTEM.
   2.  THE  APPLICABLE  GOVERNMENTAL  AGENCY  SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY
 INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY SUBJECT TO  THE  RESTRICTIONS  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS
 SECTION  A WRITTEN NOTICE, IN THE CONTRACT AND SOLICITATION FOR PROCURE-
 MENT, IF APPLICABLE, ADVISING SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY OF THE  CONTRIB-
 UTION  PROHIBITIONS  CONTAINED  IN THIS SECTION. THE NOTICE SHALL INFORM
 THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY THAT IF ANY  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION  IS  MADE,  THE
 APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY MAY VOID THE CONTRACT AND NO OTHER AGENCY
 WILL  HAVE  THE RIGHT TO AWARD SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY ANY CONTRACT OR
 MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION TO ANY CONTRACT, AS APPLICABLE, FOR  A  PERIOD
 OF  ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE ELECTION FOR WHICH SUCH CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN
 MADE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN,  NO  VIOLATION  OF  THE
 PROHIBITIONS  CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED
 IF THE IMPROPER CONTRIBUTION IS RETURNED TO  THE  INDIVIDUAL  OR  ENTITY
 MAKING  THE CONTRIBUTION BY THE EARLIER OF THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE RECIPI-
 ENT RECEIVES THE CONTRIBUTION OR THE FILING DATE THAT  CORRESPONDS  WITH
 THE REPORTING PERIOD IN WHICH THE CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.