Assembly Bill A7852

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibited contributions by hostile foreign nations in connection with a state or local election

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A7852 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1774
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-100, add §14-116-a, El L

2025-A7852 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits contributions or donations to be made by hostile foreign nations in connection with a state or local election; makes a knowing violation of such provisions a class A felony, subject to an additional civil penalty equal to the contribution or donation amount plus a fine of up to ten thousand dollars.

2025-A7852 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7852
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to prohibited contrib-
   utions by hostile foreign nations in connection with a state or  local
   election
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14-100 of the election law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   18.  "HOSTILE FOREIGN NATION" MEANS THE NATION OF RUSSIA, CHINA, IRAN,
 OR NORTH KOREA, ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OF ANY SUCH NATION  OR  SUBDIVI-
 SION  THEREOF,  OR  ANY PARTY, ORGANIZATION, GROUP, OR OTHER ENTITY WITH
 OPERATIONAL TIES TO ANY SUCH NATION.
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section  14-116-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  14-116-A.  PROHIBITED  CONTRIBUTIONS BY HOSTILE FOREIGN NATIONS. 1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IT SHALL BE UNLAW-
 FUL FOR A HOSTILE FOREIGN NATION, DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY,  TO  MAKE  A
 CONTRIBUTION OR DONATION OF MONEY OR OTHER THING OF VALUE, OR TO MAKE AN
 EXPRESS  OR  IMPLIED  PROMISE  TO  MAKE  A  CONTRIBUTION OR DONATION, IN
 CONNECTION WITH A STATE OR LOCAL ELECTION.
   2. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A  HOSTILE  FOREIGN  NATION,  DIRECTLY  OR
 INDIRECTLY,  TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION OR DONATION TO A CONSTITUTED COMMIT-
 TEE, INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE, POLITICAL  COMMITTEE,  OR  PARTY
 COMMITTEE.
   3.  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  FOR A HOSTILE FOREIGN NATION, DIRECTLY OR
 INDIRECTLY,  TO  MAKE  AN  EXPENDITURE,  INDEPENDENT   EXPENDITURE,   OR
 DISBURSEMENT FOR A POLITICAL COMMUNICATION.
   4.  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO KNOWINGLY SOLICIT, ACCEPT, OR
 RECEIVE A CONTRIBUTION OR DONATION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO  OR
 THREE OF THIS SECTION FROM A HOSTILE FOREIGN NATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05115-01-5

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