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Assembly Bill A7392

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to monies received and expenditures made by a party committee or constituted committee

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2015-A7392 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง14-124, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1006
2019-2020: A1412
2021-2022: A4183
2023-2024: A2245
2025-2026: A1334

2015-A7392 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to monies received and expenditures made by a party committee or constituted committee.

2015-A7392 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7392

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  monies  received  and
  expenditures made by a party committee or constituted committee

  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  OR  OPPOSING  the  candidacy of specific candidates.  PROVIDED THAT
SUCH MONIES DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE KEPT IN A  SEGREGATED
ACCOUNT  AND SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR CONTRIBUTED, UNLESS SUCH TRANS-
FER OR CONTRIBUTION IS  TO  THE  SEGREGATED  ACCOUNT  OF  ANOTHER  PARTY
COMMITTEE  OR  CONSTITUTED  COMMITTEE  TO BE USED ONLY FOR NON-CANDIDATE
EXPENDITURES. PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH MONIES MAY NOT BE USED TO PAY
FOR ANY POLITICAL COMMUNICATION THAT INCLUDES OR  REFERENCES  THE  NAME,
LIKENESS  OR  VOICE OF ANY CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE OR ELECTED OFFI-
CIAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10662-01-5

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