A5869-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to governmental operations
• Mar 2, 2011: referred to governmental operations

A5869-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         5869
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 2, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KAVANAGH, BRENNAN, GALEF, STEVENSON -- Multi
 Sponsored by -- M. of A.   CAHILL, COLTON,  GOODELL,  LATIMER,  MAGEE,
 ORTIZ,  THIELE  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Govern
 mental 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.
 LBD00063-01-1

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