Senate Bill S2920

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits political contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

  • 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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2021-S2920 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §148, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7478
2011-2012: S1565
2013-2014: S2538
2015-2016: S2858
2017-2018: S3068
2019-2020: S3074
2023-2024: S2018

2021-S2920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits political contributions by businesses that have been awarded state contracts.

2021-S2920 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2920
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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:
 
   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 148 to read as follows:
   § 148. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED.   ANY CORPORATION,  LIMITED
 LIABILITY  COMPANY, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, OR ANY OTHER BUSI-
 NESS ENTITY THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED A CONTRACT OR RENEWAL OF A CONTRACT BY
 THE STATE, OR ANY  DEPARTMENT,  AGENCY  OR  OFFICIAL  THEREOF  SHALL  BE
 PROHIBITED  FROM  MAKING  ANY  POLITICAL EXPENDITURE, EITHER DIRECTLY OR
 INDIRECTLY, IN SUPPORT OF ANY ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED  OR  MAINTAINED  FOR
 POLITICAL  PURPOSES,  OR  FOR  OR  IN AID OF ANY CANDIDATE FOR POLITICAL
 OFFICE OR FOR THE NOMINATION FOR  SUCH  OFFICE,  OR  FOR  ANY  POLITICAL
 PURPOSE  WHATSOEVER,  OR FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR INDEMNIFICATION OF ANY
 PERSON FOR MONEYS OR PROPERTY SO USED. THE PROHIBITION SET FORTH IN THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING  ON  THE  DATE  SUCH
 CONTRACT  IS  AWARDED  OR RENEWED TO SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY UNTIL ONE YEAR
 FOLLOWING THE DATE SUCH CONTRACT IS COMPLETED, CANCELLED OR  TERMINATED.
 UPON ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION BY SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY, SUCH AWARDED
 OR  RENEWED CONTRACT MAY BE CANCELLED OR TERMINATED BY THE STATE, OR ANY
 SUCH DEPARTMENT, AGENCY OR OFFICIAL THEREOF WITHOUT  THE  OCCURRENCE  OF
 ANY  PENALTY OR DAMAGES, PROVIDED THAT ANY MONIES OWING BY THE STATE FOR
 GOODS DELIVERED OR WORK DONE PRIOR TO SUCH CANCELLATION  OR  TERMINATION
 SHALL BE PAID.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall apply to contracts awarded or renewed on  or
 after such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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