| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to elections |
| Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S170
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
2013-S170 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S170 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S170
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to reducing the aggregate
calendar limit on the amount of contributions that can be made by
individuals
PURPOSE:
To reduce the limit on aggregate campaign contributions an individual
may make during each calendar year from $150,000 to $75,000.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill would amend subdivision 8 of section 14-114 of
the election law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978 and as
redesignated by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, to reduced the reduce
the limit on aggregate campaign contributions an individual may make
during each calendar year from $150,000 to $75,000. Section 2 of the
bill specifies the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
It is widely believed that our campaign finance laws need substantial
changes to ensure the integrity of elections in our state. This bill
does not address the broad range of issues that might be addressed in
a comprehensive reform package. However, by reducing the aggregate
amount that each individual may contribute each year, this
2013-S170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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170
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 reducing the aggregate
calendar limit on the amount of contributions that can be made by
individuals
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 14-114 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978 and as redesignated by chapter
9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
8. Except as may otherwise be provided for a candidate and his family,
no person may contribute, loan or guarantee in excess of [one hundred
fifty] SEVENTY-FIVE thousand dollars within the state in connection with
the nomination or election of persons to state and local public offices
and party positions within the state of New York in any one calendar
year. For the purposes of this subdivision "loan" or "guarantee" shall
mean a loan or guarantee which is not repaid or discharged in the calen-
dar year in which it is made.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00297-01-3
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