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A03745 Summary:

BILL NOA03745 

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Add §77-b, Pub Off L; amd §§1-c & 80, Leg L

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Provides that contributions made by any person, firm, association or corporation to a member of the state legislature which are intended to be used by such member or on behalf of such member for the payment of legal services and other charges in connection with the legal defense of such member in any past or pending civil or criminal action shall be subject to similar monetary limitations and disclosure requirements set forth in the election law pertaining to campaign contributions.

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BILL NOA03745 

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01/30/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3745

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the legislative law, in
 relation to the receipt of monies by members of the legislature for
 purposes of legal defense

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

 1 Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
 2 77-b to read as follows:
 3 § 77-b. Disclosure of special defense funds received by members of the
 4 legislature. 1. Contributions made by any person, firm, association or
 5 corporation to a member of the state legislature which are intended to
 6 be used by such member, or on behalf of such member, for the payment of
 7 legal services and other charges in connection with the legal defense of
 8 such member in any past or pending civil or criminal action shall be
 9 subject to the monetary limitations set forth in subdivision one of
 10 section 14-114 of the election law. Such contributions shall be
 11 disclosed annually to the legislative ethics commission on sworn state-
 12 ments setting forth the dollar amount of any receipt or contribution or
 13 the fair market value of any receipt or contribution which is other than
 14 of money, the name and address of the contributor or person from whom
 15 received. Any statement reporting a loan shall have attached to it a
 16 copy of the evidence of indebtedness. The legislative ethics commission
 17 shall provide forms suitable for such statements.
 18 2. For the purposes of this section, "contribution" means any gift,
 19 subscription, advance, or deposit of money or any thing of value, made
 20 in connection with the legal defense of a member of the legislature in
 21 connection with a civil or criminal action against such member, includ-
 22 ing but not limited to compensation for the personal services of any
 23 individual which are rendered in connection with such legal defense
 24 without charge. A loan made to a member of the legislature by any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06273-01-5

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 1 person, firm, association or corporation other than in the regular
 2 course of the lender's business shall be deemed a contribution for the
 3 purposes of this section. The provisions of this section shall apply to
 4 contributions made on and after January first, two thousand twenty-five.
 5 3. Any anonymous contributions received by a member of the legislature
 6 for the legal defense of such member shall not be used or expended, but
 7 the same shall be paid over to the comptroller of the state of New York
 8 for deposit in the general treasury of the state unless, before the date
 9 for filing statements and reports as herein provided, the identity of
 10 such anonymous contributor shall become known, and, in such event the
 11 anonymous contribution shall be returned to such contributor or retained
 12 and properly reported as a contribution from such contributor.
 13 § 2. Paragraph (vii) of subdivision (j) of section 1-c of the legisla-
 14 tive law, as amended