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Senate Bill S3965
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2009-S3965 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7472
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§14-100 & 14-102, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A5893
2009-S3965 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires reporting of the identities of persons acting as intermediaries or bundlers of political contributions in certain cases; defines relevant terms; provides for exceptions in other cases where a contribution was collected in connection with a party or other candidate related event held at the residence of the person delivering the contribution.
2009-S3965 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3965 REVISED 04/20/10 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to intermediaries PURPOSE : Requires the disclosure of the name, address and the amount of money raised and from whom raised of any "intermediary" or bundler of campaign contributions. Often a core group of wealthy or high profile individuals raise a large portion of the funds needed for a political candidate's campaign; this bill would require that core groups and the amount each member has raised be clearly and distinctly disclosed. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The bill adds a new subdivision 12 to § 14-100 of the election law defining an "intermediary" or bundler of contributions. The bill amends § 14-102 of the election law to require the listing of intermediary information on campaign financial disclosure reports filed by political committees with the Board of Elections. JUSTIFICATION : This bill would help in clearing up some of the mystery of how political candidates are able to raise such large sums of money for statewide and other campaigns. As stated above, often a core group of wealthy or high profile individuals act as a fundraising committee for
2009-S3965 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3965 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to intermediaries THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14-100 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 12. "INTERMEDIARY" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH, OTHER THAN IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS AS A POSTAL, DELIVERY, OR MESSEN- GER SERVICE, DELIVERS ANY CONTRIBUTION FROM ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY TO A CANDIDATE OR AN AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE. "INTERMEDIARY" SHALL NOT INCLUDE SPOUSES, PARENTS, CHILDREN, OR SIBLINGS OF THE PERSON MAKING SUCH CONTRIBUTION. S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 14-102 of the election law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978 and as redesignated by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 1. The treasurer of every political committee which, or any officer, member or agent of any such committee who, in connection with any election, receives or expends any money or other valuable thing or incurs any liability to pay money or its equivalent shall file state- ments sworn, or subscribed and bearing a form notice that false state- ments made therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this article setting forth all the receipts, contributions to and the expenditures by and liabilities of the committee, and of its officers, members and agents in its behalf. Such statements shall include the dollar amount of any receipt, contribution or transfer, or the fair market value of any receipt, contribution or transfer, which is other than of money, the name and address of the transferor, contributor, INTERMEDIARY or person from whom received, and if the transferor, contributor, INTERMEDIARY or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09285-01-9
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