Bill Text: NY S02018 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits political contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S02018 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S02018-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2018 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 18, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting poli- tical contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 2 149 to read as follows: 3 § 149. Political contributions prohibited. Any corporation, limited 4 liability company, partnership, limited partnership, or any other busi- 5 ness entity that has been awarded a contract or renewal of a contract by 6 the state, or any department, agency or official thereof shall be 7 prohibited from making any political expenditure, either directly or 8 indirectly, in support of any association organized or maintained for 9 political purposes, or for or in aid of any candidate for political 10 office or for the nomination for such office, or for any political 11 purpose whatsoever, or for the reimbursement or indemnification of any 12 person for moneys or property so used. The prohibition set forth in this 13 section shall be effective for the period beginning on the date such 14 contract is awarded or renewed to such business entity until one year 15 following the date such contract is completed, cancelled or terminated. 16 Upon any violation of this section by such business entity, such awarded 17 or renewed contract may be cancelled or terminated by the state, or any 18 such department, agency or official thereof without the occurrence of 19 any penalty or damages, provided that any monies owing by the state for 20 goods delivered or work done prior to such cancellation or termination 21 shall be paid. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 23 have become a law and shall apply to contracts awarded or renewed on or 24 after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04212-01-3
