Assembly Bill A477

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to restrictions on political contributions by lobbyists

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A477 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4546
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Redesig §§1-u & 1-v to be §§1-w & 1-x, add §§1-u & 1-v, Leg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5869, S37
2013-2014: A63, S199
2015-2016: A5692, S156
2017-2018: S2029, S7106
2019-2020: S2321
2021-2022: S2810
2023-2024: S571

2009-A477 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts form, amount and time of political contributions by lobbyists and the acceptance of such contributions by public officials.

2009-A477 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A477 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   477

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. Sections 1-u and 1-v of the legislative  law  are  redesig-
nated sections 1-w and 1-x and two new sections 1-u and 1-v are added to
read as follows:
  S  1-U. RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY LOBBYISTS. A LOBBY-
IST SHALL NOT SOLICIT, MAKE OR TRANSMIT A CONTRIBUTION OR A REQUEST  FOR
A  CONTRIBUTION  FROM  OR TO ANY PERSON, INCLUDING A POLITICAL COMMITTEE
FOR THE BENEFIT OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR PARTY COMMITTEE, FOR ELECTION TO
ANY STATE OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OFFICE; EXCEPT THAT  A  LOBBYIST  MAY
MAKE A POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION UP TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER CANDI-
DATE  PER  ELECTION; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT FOR STATE LEVEL PUBLIC OFFI-
CIALS, SUCH CONTRIBUTION MAY ONLY BE MADE BETWEEN JULY FIRST AND  DECEM-
BER THIRTY-FIRST.
  S 1-V. RESTRICTIONS ON ACCEPTANCE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY PUBLIC
OFFICIALS.  A  PUBLIC  OFFICIAL  SHALL NOT KNOWINGLY ACCEPT, SOLICIT, OR
TRANSMIT A CONTRIBUTION OR A REQUEST FOR A CONTRIBUTION FOR  HIMSELF  OR
HERSELF  OR  ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, OR CANDIDATE FROM
OR ON BEHALF OF ANY LOBBYIST REGULATED BY THIS ARTICLE,  EXCEPT  THAT  A
PUBLIC  OFFICIAL  MAY ACCEPT POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A LOBBYIST, UP
TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS PER ELECTION; PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  THAT  FOR
STATE LEVEL PUBLIC OFFICIALS, SUCH CONTRIBUTION MAY ONLY BE MADE BETWEEN
JULY FIRST AND DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST.
  S 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

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