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NY S 4266

in committee

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4266 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4266 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

What is NY S 4266 about?

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; requires that corporate contributions to a political candidate or party committee or in support or opposition to a candidate or ballot referendum be approved by a majority of shareholders; applies to cooperative corporations, not-for-profit corporations, railroad and transportation corporations.

Who sponsors NY S 4266?

Brian Kavanagh is the primary sponsor of NY S 4266.

Description

Enacts the "corporate political activity accountability to shareholders act"; requires that corporate contributions to a political candidate or party committee or in support or opposition to a candidate or ballot referendum be approved by a majority of shareholders; applies to cooperative corporations, not-for-profit corporations, railroad and transportation corporations.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brian Kavanaghprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 138not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 177not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: S 7066not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2364not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2895not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 640not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 910

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4266?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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