New York A 7164: Prohibits charitable organizations from using charitable donations for confidentiality agreements or closed settlement agreements

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A07164 Summary:

BILL NOA07164 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04132

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §172-g, Exec L

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Prohibits a charitable organization from using any charitable donations that the charitable organization receives to make any sort of payment that arises as a term of a confidentiality agreement or closed settlement agreement.

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BILL NOA07164 

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03/21/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7164

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting charitable
 organizations registered in the state of New York from using any char-
 itable donations for confidentiality agreements or closed settlement
 agreements

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 172-g
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 172-g. Prohibits any charitable organization from using charitable
 4 donations for confidentiality agreements or closed settlement agree-
 5 ments. 1. Any charitable organization registered in the state of New
 6 York shall be prohibited from using any charitable donation that the
 7 charitable organization receives to make any sort of payment that arises
 8 as a term of a confidentiality agreement or closed settlement agreement.
 9 2. For the purposes of this section, "confidentiality agreement" or
 10 "closed settlement agreement" shall mean any private agreement or court
 11 ordered agreement resolving a cause of action which limits the
 12 possession, disclosure or dissemination of information about any part of
 13 the agreement.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to agree-
 15 ments and proposed agreements entered into on or after such effective
 16 date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07681-01-5

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