STATE OF NEW YORK
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477
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, GALEF, BRENNAN -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. CAHILL, COLTON, MAGEE, ORTIZ, THIELE -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to restrictions on
political contributions from lobbyists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Sections 1-u and 1-v of the legislative law are redesig-
2 nated sections 1-w and 1-x and two new sections 1-u and 1-v are added to
3 read as follows:
4 § 1-u. Restrictions on political contributions by lobbyists. A lobby-
5 ist shall not solicit, make or transmit a contribution or a request for
6 a contribution from or to any person, including a political committee
7 for the benefit of a public official or party committee, for election to
8 any state or municipal corporation office; except that a lobbyist may
9 make a political contribution up to two hundred fifty dollars per candi-
10 date per election; provided however, that for state level public offi-
11 cials, such contribution may only be made between July first and Decem-
12 ber thirty-first.
13 § 1-v. Restrictions on acceptance of political contributions by public
14 officials. A public official shall not knowingly accept, solicit, or
15 transmit a contribution or a request for a contribution for himself or
16 herself or any public official, political committee, or candidate from
17 or on behalf of any lobbyist regulated by this article, except that a
18 public official may accept political contributions from a lobbyist, up
19 to two hundred fifty dollars per election; provided however, that for
20 state level public officials, such contribution may only be made between
21 July first and December thirty-first.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00428-01-9
