Assembly Bill A5983

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Limits contributions to political parties or constituted committees for housekeeping purposes to $1000 per year per contributor; repealer

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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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2009-A5983 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §14-124 sub 3, amd §14-114, El L

2009-A5983 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits contributions to political parties or constituted committees for the maintenance of permanent headquarters and staff and carrying on of ordinary activities not promoting the candidacy of a specific candidate (housekeeping purposes) to $1000 per year per contributor; prohibits contributor from making and a party or constituted committee from accepting a contribution in excess of such amount.

2009-A5983 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5983

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, FIELDS, DINOWITZ, BALL, CALHOUN, MOLINARO,
  THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BURLING, CONTE, MILLER, MILL-
  MAN, SAYWARD, SPANO, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to limiting contributions
  of housekeeping funds and to repeal subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of
  such law relating to an exception to such limits

  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 is
REPEALED.
  S 2. Section 14-114 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11.  NO  CONTRIBUTOR MAY MAKE A CONTRIBUTION IN EXCESS OF ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS PER YEAR TO A PARTY  OR  CONSTITUTED  COMMITTEE  TO  MAINTAIN  A
PERMANENT  HEADQUARTERS AND STAFF AND CARRY ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES WHICH
ARE NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE CANDIDACY  OF  SPECIFIC  CANDI-
DATES.  NO  PARTY  OR CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE MAY ACCEPT A CONTRIBUTION IN
EXCESS OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR FROM A CONTRIBUTOR TO MAINTAIN A
PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS AND STAFF AND CARRY ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES  WHICH
ARE  NOT  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE CANDIDACY OF SPECIFIC CANDI-
DATES.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01663-01-9

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