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A 7164: Prohibits a charitable organization from using any charitable donations that the charitable organization receives to make any sort of payment that arises as a term of a confidentiality agreement or closed settlement agreement.
What A 7164 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit charitable organizations in New York from using charitable donations to make payments as part of confidentiality agreements or closed settlement agreements. These agreements are defined as private agreements or court-ordered agreements that limit the disclosure or possession of information about a particular aspect of the agreement. The bill would take effect immediately and apply to agreements and proposed agreements entered into on or after the effective date.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7164
- What is the current status of A 7164?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7164 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 7164 pass?
- Not yet. A 7164 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7164, and where is it now?
- A 7164 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 270 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7164 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting charitable organizations registered in the state of New York from using any char- itable donations for confidentiality agreements or closed settlement agreements The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 172-g 2 to read as follows: 3 § 172-g. Prohibits any charitable organization from using charitable 4 donations for confidentiality agreements or closed settlement agree- 5 ments. 1. Any charitable organization registered in the state of New 6 York shall be prohibited from using any charitable donation that the 7 charitable organization receives to make any sort of payment that arises 8 as a term of a confidentiality agreement or closed settlement agreement. 9 2. For the purposes of this section, "confidentiality agreement" or 10 "closed settlement agreement" shall mean any private agreement or court 11 ordered agreement resolving a cause of action which limits the 12 possession, disclosure or dissemination of information about any part of 13 the agreement. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to agree- 15 ments and proposed agreements entered into on or after such effective 16 date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07681-01-5
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