Burling, Castelli, Corwin, Goodell, Linares, Molinaro, Rivera P
Amd S14-116, El L; amd S1-e, Leg L
Limits contributions by certain contributors and requires lobbyists who work as political consultants to disclose certain information regarding clients.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4933
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 9, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, CALHOUN, COLTON, SPANO -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. BURLING, CASTELLI, CORWIN, LINARES, P. RIVERA --
read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to limiting contributions
by certain contributors; and to amend the legislative law, in relation
to requiring lobbyists who work as political consultants to disclose
the name and contact information of those who employ them as political
consultants
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 14-116 of the election law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one and two of this
4 section, any corporation, joint-stock association, or an organization
5 financially supported in whole or in part, by such corporation, which
6 employs a lobbying firm for any purpose, may make expenditures including
7 contributions, not otherwise prohibited by law, to a candidate for a
8 political office or to a political party, committee or organization also
9 employing the same lobbying firm, in an amount not to exceed two thou-
10 sand five hundred dollars in aggregate, not in addition to the amount
11 allowed in subdivision two of this section, in any calendar year.
12 § 2. Subdivision (c) of section 1-e of the legislative law is amended
13 by adding a new paragraph 8 to read as follows:
14 (8) if the lobbyist is or has been retained, employed or designated by
15 one or more clients as a political consultant, within the twenty-four
16 months preceding the filing of such statement, the name, address and
17 telephone number of the client by whom or on whose behalf the political
18 consultant is retained, employed or designated. For purposes of this
19 paragraph the term "political consultant" shall mean any person receiv-
20 ing compensation for providing professional services including but not
21 limited to: advising clients on political activities, political adver-
22 tising, campaign strategies, campaign publicity or campaign management.
23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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