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A05214 Summary:

BILL NOA05214 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORNovakhov (MS)

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COSPNSRBrook-Krasny, Chang, Giglio, Brown E, Blankenbush, Bendett

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MLTSPNSRFitzpatrick, Jensen, Lemondes, Mikulin, Norber

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Add §116, amd §§102 & 112, N-PC L

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Establishes the "Not on our dollar!: Ending New York funding of Hamas violence act" to prohibit not-for-profit corporations from engaging in unauthorized support of Hamas and nations known to fund middle-eastern terrorist group activity; allows for recovery of a civil penalty by the state attorney general; creates a private right of action for violations.

Go to top A05214 Actions:

BILL NOA05214 

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02/12/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

06/05/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/06/2025held for consideration in ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA05214 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:20/15 Action: Held for Consideration PretlowAyeRaNay

JacksonAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyePalmesanoNay

WeprinNayWalshNay

AndersonAyeDeStefanoNay

BraunsteinNayManktelowNay

McDonaldAyeSmullenNay

RozicNayGiglioNay

DinowitzNay

LavineAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightNay

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

WrightAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Go to topA05214 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05214 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5214

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. NOVAKHOV, BROOK-KRASNY, CHANG, GIGLIO, E. BROWN,
 BLANKENBUSH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FITZPATRICK, JENSEN,
 LEMONDES, MIKULIN, NORBER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to
 establishing the "Not on our dollar!: Ending New York funding of Hamas
 violence act" to prohibit not-for-profit corporations from engaging in
 unauthorized support of Hamas and the unauthorized support of nations
 known to fund middle-eastern terrorist group activity

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Not on our dollar!: Ending New York funding of Hamas violence act".
 3 § 2. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a new
 4 section 116 to read as follows:
 5 § 116. Unauthorized support of Hamas and the unauthorized support of
 6 nations known to fund middle-eastern terrorist group activity.
 7 (a) Definitions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
 8 contrary, for the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
 9 have the following meanings:
 10 (1) "Unauthorized support of Hamas and the unauthorized support of
 11 nations known to fund middle-eastern terrorist group activity" means
 12 aiding and abetting activity by the government of Iran, Qatar, Pales-
 13 tine, nations designated by the United States department of state as
 14 state sponsors of terrorism, nations deemed "terrorist safe havens" in
 15 the United States' annual country report on terrorism, or the terrorist
 16 group Hamas, or citizen thereof, that is illegal under any of the inter-
 17 national treaties signed at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, nine-
 18 teen forty-nine, as amended, or any protocol to such convention to which
 19 the United States is a party, including:
 20 (i) acts of violence committed by Hamas against protected persons
 21 living in Israel, including but not limited to homicide, assault, and
 22 other acts of physical violence; use of firearms, explosives, or other
 23 deadly force; the killing or harming of animals, livestock, trees, or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08979-01-5

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 1 crops; the destruction, damage, or vandalism of Israeli property; or
 2 blocking access to Israeli lands by fencing off land, erecting struc-
 3 tures, or other means;
 4 (ii) the forced transfer or kidnapp