Senate Bill S3395

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the party committee and constituted committee exemption from contribution and receipt limits for monies received and expenditures made to maintain a permanent headquarters and staff

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  • 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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2015-S3395 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-124, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7203
2017-2018: S4164

2015-S3395 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the party committee and constituted committee exemption from contribution and receipt limits for monies received and expenditures made to maintain a permanent headquarters and staff.

2015-S3395 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3395

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 6, 2015
                               ___________

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 the party committee and
  constituted committee exemption from contribution and  receipt  limits
  for  monies  received  and  expenditures  made to maintain a permanent
  headquarters and staff

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of section 14-124 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 71 of the  laws  of  1988,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3. The contribution and receipt limits of this article shall not apply
to monies received and expenditures made by a party committee or consti-
tuted committee to maintain a permanent headquarters and staff and carry
on  ordinary activities which are not for the express purpose of promot-
ing the candidacy of specific candidates, EXCEPT THAT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES TO A PARTY COMMITTEE OR CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE  SHALL
BE  LIMITED  TO  TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE AGGREGATE FROM EACH
CONTRIBUTOR IN EACH YEAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08525-01-5

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