New York S 6218: Prohibits foreign agents from holding public office and political party positions

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S06218 Summary:

BILL NOS06218 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01302

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3, Pub Off L; add §2-126, El L

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Prohibits persons who are or have ever been foreign agents from holding public office and political party positions; defines "foreign agent".

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6218

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the election law, in
 relation to prohibiting foreign agents from holding public office and
 political party positions

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
 3 1-b. No person shall be capable of holding a civil office who shall be
 4 or who has ever been a foreign agent. For the purposes of this subdivi-
 5 sion, the term "foreign agent" means a person who acts at the order,
 6 request, or under the direction or control of a foreign government,
 7 organization or person outside of the United States or persons who are
 8 controlled or subsidized in major part by a foreign government, organ-
 9 ization or person outside of the United States.
 10 § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 2-126 to read
 11 as follows:
 12 § 2-126. Party positions; prohibited persons. No person who is or has
 13 ever been a foreign agent shall hold a party position. For the purposes
 14 of this section, the term "foreign agent" means a person who acts at the
 15 order, request, or under the direction or control of a foreign govern-
 16 ment, organization or person outside of the United States or persons who
 17 are controlled or subsidized in major part by a foreign government,
 18 organization or person outside of the United States.
 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02403-01-5

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