Bill Text: NY A06975 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 6975 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relates to political contributions by limited liability companies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 56-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-16 - REFERRED TO RULES [A06975 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06975-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6975--C
                                                                Cal. No. 261
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 15, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, SIMON, ZEBROWSKI, CAHILL, MILLER, GOTT-
          FRIED,  LAVINE,  JAFFEE,  GALEF,  ABINANTI, WOERNER, BUCHWALD, COLTON,
          KAMINSKY, MAGNARELLI,  MAYER,  MOSLEY,  SANTABARBARA,  SKOUFIS,  COOK,
          BRONSON,  ROSENTHAL, RYAN, BARRETT, FAHY, RUSSELL, STECK, ROZIC, SIMO-
          TAS, ORTIZ, BLAKE, QUART, DINOWITZ, PEOPLES-STOKES,  LIFTON,  SCHIMEL,
          CUSICK, TITONE, HUNTER, STIRPE, CERETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
          A. BRENNAN, ENGLEBRIGHT, FARRELL, GLICK, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MARKEY, McDO-
          NALD,  ROBINSON,  SCHIMMINGER,  SEAWRIGHT,  THIELE  --  read  once and
          referred to the Committee on Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,
          bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
          committee -- reported and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee -- advanced to a third reading,  amended
          and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
          ing
        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  [or], limited liability company, joint-stock association or
     6  other corporate entity doing business in this  state,  except  a  corpo-
     7  ration  or  association  organized  or maintained for political purposes
     8  only, shall directly or indirectly pay or use or offer, consent or agree
     9  to pay or use any money or property for  or  in  aid  of  any  political
    10  party, committee or organization, or for, or in aid of, any corporation,
    11  limited liability company, joint-stock [or], other association, or other
    12  corporate entity organized or maintained for political purposes, or for,
    13  or  in  aid of, any candidate for political office or for nomination for
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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