Senate Bill S5601

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Limits the expenditures by candidates for senate and assembly

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S5601 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9556
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-105, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6268, A4176
2017-2018: S293, A4632

2013-S5601 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the expenditures by candidates for senate and assembly.

2013-S5601 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5601

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 24, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 limiting  the  expendi-
  tures by candidates for senate and assembly

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section  14-105
to read as follows:
  S  14-105.  LIMIT  EXPENDITURES  BY SENATE AND ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGNS.  1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, ANY CANDIDATE FOR SENATE IS
PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  AND
ANY  CANDIDATE  FOR  ASSEMBLY  IS PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  AN  ELECTION  FOR  SUCH  RESPECTIVE
OFFICE.
  2.  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08445-01-3

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