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Senate Bill S3273
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th 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) Senate District
2013-S3273 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3273 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3273 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to increasing penalties for certain violations PURPOSE: This legislation would increase fines and penalties for certain violations; requires refund of certain illegal contributions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Election Law § 14-126 to increase civil penalties for violations of New York's campaign finance laws. The bill imposes civil penalties of up to $10,000 for expending campaign funds for personal use; and political committee violations of the campaign finance law. The bill also creates a penalty for those who establish a partnership or limited liability company to evade the contribution limits. The penalty would be two times the amount contributed plus a fine of 10,000 in a civil proceeding brought by the board of elections. JUSTIFICATION: Current penalties for violations of campaign finance laws in New York are either nonexistent or. extremely weak. The fines under current law are far too low, considering the level of contrib- utions candidates receive. This legislation is an important component of a series of meaningful campaign finance reforms for New Yorkers.
2013-S3273 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3273 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 increasing penalties for certain violations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14-126 of the election law, as amended by section 3 of part E of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: S 14-126. Violations; penalties. 1. Any person who fails to file a statement required to be filed by this article shall be subject to a civil penalty, not in excess of one thousand dollars, to be recoverable in a special proceeding or civil action to be brought by the state board of elections [or other board of elections] PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-114 OF THIS CHAPTER. Any person who, three or more times within a given election cycle for such term of office, fails to file a statement or statements required to be filed by this article, shall be subject to a civil penalty, not in excess of ten thousand dollars, to be recoverable as provided for in this subdivision. 2. Any person who, acting as or on behalf of a candidate or political committee, under circumstances evincing an intent to violate such law, unlawfully accepts a contribution in excess of a contribution limitation established in this article, shall be required to refund such excess amount and shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to the excess amount plus a fine of up to ten thousand dollars, to be recoverable in a special proceeding or civil action to be brought by the state board of elections. 3. ANY PERSON WHO, ACTING AS OR ON BEHALF OF A CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE, UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES EVINCING AN INTENT TO VIOLATE SUCH LAW, UNLAWFULLY (A) EXPENDS CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR A PERSONAL USE IN VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE, OR (B) CONDUCTS ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED BY THIS ARTICLE, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01045-01-3
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