S05093 Summary:

BILL NOS05093A
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSQUADRON
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §14-116, El L
 
Relates to political contributions by limited liability companies.
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S05093 Actions:

BILL NOS05093A
 
04/30/2015REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
06/01/2015AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
06/01/2015PRINT NUMBER 5093A
01/06/2016REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
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S05093 Committee Votes:

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S05093 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S05093 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5093--A
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 30, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to political contributions
 
          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, subdivision 1 as redes-
     2  ignated by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978 and subdivision 2 as amended by
     3  chapter 260 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
     4    § 14-116. Political contributions by certain  organizations.  1.    No
     5  corporation,  limited liability company or joint-stock association doing
     6  business in this state, except a corporation or association organized or
     7  maintained for political purposes only, shall directly or indirectly pay
     8  or use or offer, consent or agree to pay or use any  money  or  property
     9  for or in aid of any political party, committee or organization, or for,
    10  or in aid of, any corporation, limited liability company, joint-stock or
    11  other  association  organized  or  maintained for political purposes, or
    12  for, or in aid of, any candidate for political office or for  nomination
    13  for  such  office,  or  for  any  political purpose whatever, or for the
    14  reimbursement or indemnification of any person for moneys or property so
    15  used. Any officer, director, stock-holder,  attorney  or  agent  of  any
    16  corporation,  limited liability company or joint-stock association which
    17  violates any of the provisions of this  section,  who  participates  in,
    18  aids,  abets  or  advises  or  consents  to any such violations, and any
    19  person who solicits or knowingly  receives  any  money  or  property  in
    20  violation of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
    21    2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
    22  any corporation or an organization financially supported in whole or  in
    23  part,  by  such  corporation, and any limited liability company may make
    24  expenditures, including contributions, not otherwise prohibited by  law,
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00169-08-5

        S. 5093--A                          2
 
     1  for  political  purposes, in an amount not to exceed [five] one thousand
     2  dollars in the aggregate in any calendar year; provided that  no  public
     3  utility shall use revenues received from the rendition of public service
     4  within  the  state  for contributions for political purposes unless such
     5  cost is charged to the shareholders of  such  a  public  service  corpo-
     6  ration.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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