Relates to reporting requirements on small nonprofits

Latest action Apr 20, 2026

Relates to reporting requirements on small nonprofits which lobby before the government.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A8933, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Legislative Law.

Committee

Ethics And Internal Governance · New York State Senate

Also referred to Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To raise the lobbying requirement threshold to make it easier for nonprofit organizations to participate in advocacy work.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 20, 2026Result: passed
(36) (23) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Ethics And Internal Governance
Senate Ethics And Internal GovernanceMar 4, 2026Result: passed
(4) (3) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 28, 2025Result: passed
(41) (20) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Ethics And Internal Governance
Senate Ethics And Internal GovernanceMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(5) (2) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Amanda Septimo, Catalina Cruz and 13 more on Agora

Democratic15

Show all 15 on Agora

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Liz Krueger says this is needed

Nonprofit organizations often represent the needs of our communities, but fewer than 3% of nonprofits engage in legislative advocacy. Many organizations don't engage in advocacy because of negative associations with the terms "advocacy" and "lobbying", or because of consulting registration and reporting requirements. The rules for nonprofit organ- izations to lobby can seem complicated and burdensome, and nonprofits are the most tightly regulated of all sectors that lobby. The Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (CELIG)requires organization that expect to spend more than $5,000 in a year doing legislative advocacy to: register as a lobbyist; familiarize themselves with the CELIG's regulations; file a minimum of 6 reports each year; and risk paying late filing fees ranging from $75 to $2,000 per filing. This is very burdensome, particularly for smaller nonprofit organizations. New York's nonprofit sector employs 1.38 million people and 17.7% of the state's workforce and Generates more than $260.26 billion in annual revenues. This legislation will expand the ability for the nonprofit sector to advocate for New York's most vulnerable communities.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Apr 20, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 20, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 20, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Apr 7, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Governmental Operations
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Mar 30, 2026
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2224B
NY Senate

Show full history (15 earlier events)

Mar 9, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2026
1ST Report CAL.450
1ST REPORT CAL.450
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Jul 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
May 28, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
May 15, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1022
1ST REPORT CAL.1022
NY Senate
May 1, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Ethics and Internal Governance
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
NY Senate
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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