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NY A07852

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Matthew Slater

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Defines "hostile foreign nations" as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, including their governmental entities, subdivisions, and organizations with operational ties to these nations

  • Prohibits hostile foreign nations from making direct or indirect contributions, donations, or promises of donations in connection with New York state or local elections

  • Bans hostile foreign nations from contributing to constituted committees, independent expenditure committees, political committees, or party committees, and from making expenditures for political communications

  • Makes it unlawful to knowingly solicit, accept, or receive contributions from hostile foreign nations, or to use such funds for election-related purposes

  • Establishes violations as a class A felony with civil penalties equal to the contribution amount plus fines up to $10,000, enforceable by the State Board of Elections chief enforcement counsel

Legislative Description

Prohibits contributions or donations to be made by hostile foreign nations in connection with a state or local election; makes a knowing violation of such provisions a class A felony, subject to an additional civil penalty equal to the contribution or donation amount plus a fine of up to ten thousand dollars.

Last Action

referred to election law

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Election Law4/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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