New York S 10021: Relates to contributions made to certain municipally chartered organizations

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S10021 Summary:

BILL NOS10021 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 19-D §§996 - 996-d, Gen Muni L

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Requires covered entities to publicly disclose contributions in the amount of, or having a fair market value of, $2,000 or more in a single transaction or $5,000 in aggregate from the same contributor in any calendar year; requires an annual financial report to be filed with the county clerk; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS10021 

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04/22/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10021

 IN SENATE

 April 22, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to contributions
 made to certain municipally chartered organizations

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

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti-
 2 cle 19-D to read as follows:

 3 ARTICLE 19-D
 4 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY CHARTERED ORGANIZATIONS
 5 Section 996. Definitions.
 6 996-a. Disclosure of contributions.
 7 996-b. Annual financial report.
 8 996-c. Access by governing legislative body.
 9 996-d. Enforcement; civil penalties.
 10 § 996. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
 11 terms shall have the following meanings:
 12 1. "Covered entity" means any corporation formed pursuant to the not-
 13 for-profit corporation law that meets one or more of the following
 14 criteria: (a) the corporation was formed at the initiative of, or whose
 15 certificate of incorporation was approved or consented to by, a county,
 16 city, town, or village, or by an officer or body thereof acting in an
 17 official capacity; (b) the corporation holds, manages, or has received
 18 assets that were transferred to it, directly or indirectly, from a
 19 municipal corporation or a public benefit corporation as defined in
 20 section sixty-six of the general construction law; and/or (c) the corpo-
 21 ration has received, in any period of twelve consecutive months, aggre-
 22 gate public funds, payments under municipal contracts, or in-kind munic-
 23 ipal support with a combined fair market value of fifty thousand dollars
 24 or more.
 25 2. "Contribution" means any transfer of cash, real or personal proper-
 26 ty, securities, or services having monetary value made to a covered
 27 entity, including donations, gifts, grants, bequests, naming rights

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15633-02-6

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 1 agreements, sponsorship agreements, or any other transfer of value,
 2 whether or not a condition or restriction is attached.
 3 3. "Municipal officer" means any elected or appointed officer or
 4 employee of a county, city, town, or village, including any officer or
 5 employee of a public benefit corporation whose board is appointed in
 6 whole or in part by officers of such municipality.
 7 4. "Governing legislative body" means the county legislature, city
 8 council, town board, village board of trustees, or other legislative
 9 body of the municipality with which a covered entity is affiliated with-
 10 in the meaning of subdivision one of this section.
 11 § 996-a. Disclosure of contributions. 1. Every covered entity shall
 12 publicly disclose each contribution it receives as provided in this
 13 subdivision. For any contribution in an amount or having a fair market
 14 value of two thousand dollars or more in a single transaction, or five
 15 thousand dollars or more in the aggregate from the same contributor in
 16 any calendar year, the covered entity shall file a disclosure statement
 17 with the county clerk of the county in which its principal office is
 18 located within thirty days of receipt of such contribution.
 19 2. Each disclosure statement required under this section shall
 20 include: (a) the