New York A 6244: Relates to political contributions by corporations

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A06244 Summary:

BILL NOA06244 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00644

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SPONSORCarroll R

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Amd §14-116, El L

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Prohibits schedule B contributions on campaign finance filings.

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BILL NOA06244 

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02/27/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6244

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to political contributions
 by corporations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 14-116 of the election law, as
 2 amended by chapter 4 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 3 2. a. Notwithstanding [the provisions of subdivision one of this
 4 section, any corporation or an organization financially supported in
 5 whole or in part, by such corporation, any limited liability company or
 6 other corporate entity may make expenditures, including contributions,
 7 not otherwise prohibited by law, for political purposes, in an amount
 8 not to exceed five thousand dollars in the aggregate in any calendar
 9 year; provided that no public utility shall use revenues received from
 10 the rendition of public service within the state for contributions for
 11 political purposes unless such cost is charged to the shareholders of
 12 such a public service corporation.] any other provision of law to the
 13 contrary, no contribution, loan, loan guarantee or other security for
 14 such a loan from any corporation, other than in the regular course of
 15 the lender's business, shall be accepted by a candidate or political
 16 committee, except for a corporation that is a political committee or if
 17 the contribution is for non-candidate expenditures as defined in subdi-
 18 vision five of section 14-100 of this title, for all nominations to any
 19 office or election to any office.
 20 b. A loan made to a candidate or political committee, other than a
 21 constituted committee, by any person, firm or association shall be
 22 repaid by the date of the primary, special or general election, as the
 23 case may be, or such loan shall be considered a contribution by such
 24 person, firm or association including any person endorsing, cosigning,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02202-01-5

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 1 guaranteeing, collateralizing or otherwise providing security for the
 2 loan.
 3 c. Nothing in this subdivision shall be applicable to independent
 4 expenditure committees, as defined in subdivision fifteen of section
 5 14-100 of this title or non-candidate expenditures as defined in subdi-
 6 vision five of section 14-100 of this title.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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