| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to elections |
| Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S917
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2011-S917 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S917 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Limits the number and type of party committees which may be formed by state committees to receive or spend contributions in support or opposition to candidates for election to public office to: one committee for each of the 3 types of committees specified: state senate, state assembly and federal account.
2011-S917 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S917
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to limiting
the number and type
of party committees which may be established
by state committees
for the receipt and expenditure
of campaign contributions to aid in the election
or defeat of candidates for public office
PURPOSE:
To limit the number of party committees that
a party can form.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends the Election Law by adding a new section 14-121.
Defines the types of party committees affected by this legislation.
JUSTIFICATION:
The development of multiple par1y committees has
become a new method of avoiding contribution limits to political
parties. This abuse allows virtually an unlimited number of
contributions to be made, which frustrates disclosure, the intent and
the spirit of the campaign finance law. It leads the public to think
2011-S917 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
917
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, ADAMS, DUANE, KRUEGER, KRUGER, MONTGOMERY,
OPPENHEIMER, SMITH, STAVISKY -- 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 number and
type of party committees which may be established by state committees
for the receipt and expenditure of campaign contributions to aid in
the election or defeat of candidates for public office
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 14-121
to read as follows:
S 14-121. NUMBER AND TYPE OF PARTY COMMITTEES WHICH MAY BE FORMED BY
STATE COMMITTEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING AND EXPENDING CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO
PUBLIC OFFICE LIMITED. 1. STATE COMMITTEES MAY ESTABLISH ONLY THE
FOLLOWING TYPES OF PARTY COMMITTEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING AND
EXPENDING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDI-
DATES FOR ELECTION TO PUBLIC OFFICE:
A. STATE SENATE PARTY COMMITTEE. THIS TYPE OF PARTY COMMITTEE MAY
RECEIVE AND EXPEND CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDI-
DATES FOR ELECTION TO STATE SENATE IN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
B. STATE ASSEMBLY PARTY COMMITTEE. THIS TYPE OF PARTY COMMITTEE MAY
RECEIVE AND EXPEND CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDI-
DATES FOR ELECTION TO STATE ASSEMBLY IN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
C. FEDERAL ACCOUNT PARTY COMMITTEE. THIS TYPE OF PARTY COMMITTEE MAY
RECEIVE AND EXPEND CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO CANDI-
DATES FOR ELECTION TO FEDERAL OFFICE IN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS
PROVIDED THAT SUCH COMMITTEE IS ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04384-01-1
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