Assembly Bill A826

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to campaign contributions by entities doing business with the city of New York pursuant to a retainer agreement or on a contingency basis

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A826 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-702, NYC Ad Cd

2025-A826 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no contracts for services with the city of New York which are awarded on a contingency basis or through a retainer agreement shall be excluded from the definition of doing business with the city for purposes of campaign finance limitations for matching contributions.

2025-A826 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    826
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to campaign contribution limitations for entities doing busi-
   ness with the city under the city campaign finance act

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision  18 of section 3-702 of the
 administrative code of the city of New York, as  amended  by  local  law
 number  72 of the city of New York for the year 2017, is amended to read
 as follows:
   a. The term "business dealings with the city" shall mean  (i)  one  or
 more  contracts (other than an emergency contract or a contract procured
 through publicly-advertised competitive sealed bidding)  with  a  single
 person  or entity for the procurement of goods, services or construction
 that are in effect or  that  were  entered  into  within  the  preceding
 twelve-month  period  with  the city of New York or any agency or entity
 affiliated with the city of New York and have a total value at or  above
 $100,000,  or,  with  respect to contracts for construction, at or above
 $500,000, and shall include any contract for  the  underwriting  of  the
 debt of the city of New York or any agency or entity affiliated with the
 city of New York and the retention of any bond counsel, disclosure coun-
 sel or underwriter's counsel in connection therewith; or (ii) any acqui-
 sition  or  disposition of real property (other than a public auction or
 competitive sealed bid transaction or the acquisition of property pursu-
 ant to the department of environmental protection watershed land  acqui-
 sition program) with the city of New York or any agency or entity affil-
 iated  with  the city of New York; or (iii) any application for approval
 sought from the city of New York pursuant to the provisions  of  section
 195 of the charter, any application for approval sought from the city of

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

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