NY State Assembly Bill 2015-A2736C

Assembly Bill A2736C

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the filing of additional transferor and contributor identification information in campaign receipt and expenditure statements

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 11, 2016	print number 2736c
May 11, 2016	amend and recommit to election law
Jan 06, 2016	referred to election law
Jun 08, 2015	print number 2736b
Jun 08, 2015	amend and recommit to election law
May 27, 2015	print number 2736a
May 27, 2015	amend and recommit to election law
Jan 20, 2015	referred to election law

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2015-A2736 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Election Law
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§14-102 & 14-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A4012
2011-2012: A5857
2013-2014: A2009
2017-2018: A2292

2015-A2736 - Summary

Requires the filing of additional transferor and contributor identification information in campaign receipt and expenditure statements, including the occupation, employer and employer's address in the case of a natural person.

2015-A2736 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2736

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to requiring additional
  transferor and  contributor  identification  information  in  campaign
  receipt and expenditure statements

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 14-102 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:
  1. The treasurer of every political committee which, or  any  officer,
member  or  agent  of  any  such  committee  who, in connection with any
election, receives or expends any  money  or  other  valuable  thing  or
incurs  any  liability  to pay money or its equivalent shall file state-
ments sworn, or subscribed and bearing a form notice that  false  state-
ments  made  therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to
section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this article
setting forth all the receipts, contributions to and the expenditures by
and liabilities of the committee,  and  of  its  officers,  members  and
agents in its behalf. Such statements shall include the dollar amount of
any  receipt,  contribution or transfer, or the fair market value of any
receipt, contribution or transfer, which is other  than  of  money,  the
name [and], address AND OTHER IDENTIFICATION of the transferor, contrib-
utor or person from whom received, and if the transferor, contributor or
person  is  a  political  committee;  the name of and the political unit
represented by the committee, the date of its receipt, the dollar amount
of every expenditure, the name and address of the person to whom it  was
made  or the name of and the political unit represented by the committee
to which it was made and the date thereof, and shall state  clearly  the
purpose of such expenditure.  THE REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE OTHER IDENTIFI-
CATION  SHALL APPLY ONLY WITH RESPECT TO A TRANSFER OR CONTRIBUTION FROM

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04516-01-5

A. 2736                             2

ANY ONE TRANSFEROR OR CONTRIBUTOR WHICH EITHER RESULTS IN THE  AGGREGATE
TRANSFERS  OR  CONTRIBUTIONS  FROM  THAT  ONE  TRANSFEROR OR CONTRIBUTOR
EXCEEDING THE SUM OF NINETY-NINE DOLLARS OR IS A  TRANSFER  OR  CONTRIB-
UTION  WHICH  OCCURS AFTER SUCH NINETY-NINE DOLLAR THRESHOLD IS REACHED.
THE OTHER IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO AN INDIVIDUAL TRANSFE-
ROR OR CONTRIBUTOR SHALL BE HIS OR HER OCCUPATION, EMPLOYER AND  EMPLOY-
ER'S  ADDRESS.  THE  OTHER  IDENTIFICATION  REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO ANY
PARTNERSHIP, COMMITTEE, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, LABOR ORGANIZATION  OR
OTHER  ORGANIZATION  OR  GROUP  OF  PERSONS  SHALL  BE ITS FULL NAME AND
ADDRESS. Any statement reporting a loan shall have attached to it a copy
of the evidence  of  indebtedness.  Expenditures  in  sums  under  fifty
dollars need not be specifically accounted for by separate items in said
statements,  and  receipts  and  contributions aggregating not more than
ninety-nine dollars, from any one contributor need not  be  specifically
accounted  for  by  separate items in said statements, provided however,
that such expenditures, receipts and contributions shall be  subject  to
the other provisions of section 14-118 of this article.
  S  2.    This  act  shall  take  effect  on the first of December next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

2015-A2736A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Election Law
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§14-102 & 14-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A4012
2011-2012: A5857
2013-2014: A2009
2017-2018: A2292

2015-A2736A - Summary

2015-A2736A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2736--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Election  Law  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  requiring  additional
  transferor  and  contributor  identification  information  in campaign
  receipt and expenditure statements

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 14-102 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:
  1.  The  treasurer of every political committee which, or any officer,
member or agent of any  such  committee  who,  in  connection  with  any
election,  receives  or  expends  any  money  or other valuable thing or
incurs any liability to pay money or its equivalent  shall  file  state-
ments  sworn,  or subscribed and bearing a form notice that false state-
ments made therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor  pursuant  to
section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this article
setting forth all the receipts, contributions to and the expenditures by
and  liabilities  of  the  committee,  and  of its officers, members and
agents in its behalf. Such statements shall include the dollar amount of
any receipt, contribution or transfer, or the fair market value  of  any
receipt,  contribution  or  transfer,  which is other than of money, the
name and address of the transferor,  contributor  or  person  from  whom
received,  and  if  the transferor, contributor or person is a political
committee[;], the name of and the  political  unit  represented  by  the
committee,  AND  IF  THE  TRANSFEROR, CONTRIBUTOR OR PERSON IS A NATURAL
PERSON, HIS OR HER OCCUPATION, EMPLOYER, AND EMPLOYER'S ADDRESS, AND the
date of its receipt[,]; the dollar amount of every expenditure, the name
and address of the person to whom it was made or the  name  of  and  the
political unit represented by the committee to which it was made and the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04516-02-5

A. 2736--A                          2

date  thereof,  and shall state clearly the purpose of such expenditure.
Any statement reporting a loan shall have attached to it a copy  of  the
evidence  of indebtedness. Expenditures in sums under fifty dollars need
not  be specifically accounted for by separate items in said statements,
and receipts and contributions aggregating  not  more  than  ninety-nine
dollars, from any one contributor need not be specifically accounted for
by  separate  items  in  said  statements,  provided  however, that such
expenditures, receipts and contributions shall be subject to  the  other
provisions of section 14-118 of this article.
  S  2.  Subdivision 6 of section 14-108 of the election law, as amended
by chapter 323 of the laws of 1977 and as redesignated by chapter  9  of
the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   6.    A statement shall be deemed properly filed when deposited in an
established post-office within the prescribed time, duly stamped, certi-
fied and directed to the officer with whom or to the  board  with  which
the  statement  is  required  to  be  filed,  but in the event it is not
received, a duplicate of such statement shall  be  promptly  filed  upon
notice  by such officer or such board of its non-receipt. ALL STATEMENTS
REQUIRED TO BE FILED IN THE FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE ANY  ELECTION  SHALL  BE
FILED IN PERSON OR SENT BY EXPRESS MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MAIL.
  S  3.    This act shall take effect on February 1, 2016, provided that
section one of this act shall apply to any contribution  received  after
February 1, 2016.

2015-A2736B - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Election Law
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§14-102 & 14-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A4012
2011-2012: A5857
2013-2014: A2009
2017-2018: A2292

2015-A2736B - Summary

2015-A2736B - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2736--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Election  Law  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
  reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  requiring  additional
  transferor  and  contributor  identification  information  in campaign
  receipt and expenditure statements

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 14-102 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:
  1.  The  treasurer of every political committee which, or any officer,
member or agent of any  such  committee  who,  in  connection  with  any
election,  receives  or  expends  any  money  or other valuable thing or
incurs any liability to pay money or its equivalent  shall  file  state-
ments  sworn,  or subscribed and bearing a form notice that false state-
ments made therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor  pursuant  to
section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this article
setting forth all the receipts, contributions to and the expenditures by
and  liabilities  of  the  committee,  and  of its officers, members and
agents in its behalf. Such statements shall include the dollar amount of
any receipt, contribution or transfer, or the fair market value  of  any
receipt,  contribution  or  transfer,  which is other than of money, the
name and address of the transferor,  contributor  or  person  from  whom
received,  and  if  the transferor, contributor or person is a political
committee[;], the name of and the  political  unit  represented  by  the
committee,  AND  IF  THE  TRANSFEROR, CONTRIBUTOR OR PERSON IS A NATURAL
PERSON WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS EQUAL OR EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS  IN  THE
AGGREGATE,  HIS OR HER OCCUPATION, EMPLOYER, AND EMPLOYER'S ADDRESS, AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04516-03-5

A. 2736--B                          2

the date of its receipt[,]; the dollar amount of every expenditure,  the
name  and  address  of the person to whom it was made or the name of and
the political unit represented by the committee to which it was made and
the  date  thereof, and shall state clearly the purpose of such expendi-
ture.  Any statement reporting a loan shall have attached to it  a  copy
of  the  evidence  of  indebtedness.  Expenditures  in  sums under fifty
dollars need not be specifically accounted for by separate items in said
statements, and receipts and contributions  aggregating  not  more  than
ninety-nine  dollars,  from any one contributor need not be specifically
accounted for by separate items in said  statements,  provided  however,
that  such  expenditures, receipts and contributions shall be subject to
the other provisions of section 14-118 of this article.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 14-108 of the election law,  as  amended
by  chapter  323 of the laws of 1977 and as redesignated by chapter 9 of
the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   6.  A statement shall be deemed properly filed when deposited  in  an
established post-office within the prescribed time, duly stamped, certi-
fied  and  directed  to the officer with whom or to the board with which
the statement is required to be filed,  but  in  the  event  it  is  not
received,  a  duplicate  of  such statement shall be promptly filed upon
notice by such officer or such board of its non-receipt. ALL  STATEMENTS
REQUIRED  TO  BE  FILED IN THE FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE ANY ELECTION SHALL BE
FILED IN PERSON OR SENT BY EXPRESS MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MAIL.
  S 3.  This act shall take effect on February 1,  2016,  provided  that
section  one  of this act shall apply to any contribution received after
February 1, 2016.

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2015-A2736C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Election Law
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§14-102 & 14-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A4012
2011-2012: A5857
2013-2014: A2009
2017-2018: A2292

2015-A2736C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-A2736C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2736--C

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Election  Law  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
  reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to  the
  Committee  on  Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to requiring additional
  transferor and  contributor  identification  information  in  campaign
  receipt and expenditure statements

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 14-102 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:
  1. The treasurer of every political committee which, or  any  officer,
member  or  agent  of  any  such  committee  who, in connection with any
election, receives or expends any  money  or  other  valuable  thing  or
incurs  any  liability  to pay money or its equivalent shall file state-
ments sworn, or subscribed and bearing a form notice that  false  state-
ments  made  therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to
section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this article
setting forth all the receipts, contributions to and the expenditures by
and liabilities of the committee,  and  of  its  officers,  members  and
agents in its behalf. Such statements shall include the dollar amount of
any  receipt,  contribution or transfer, or the fair market value of any
receipt, contribution or transfer, which is other  than  of  money,  the
name  and  address  of  the  transferor, contributor or person from whom
received, and if the transferor, contributor or person  is  a  political
committee[;],  the  name  of  and  the political unit represented by the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04516-04-6

A. 2736--C                          2

committee, AND IF THE TRANSFEROR, CONTRIBUTOR OR  PERSON  IS  A  NATURAL
PERSON  WHOSE  CONTRIBUTIONS EQUAL OR EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN THE
AGGREGATE, HIS OR HER OCCUPATION, EMPLOYER, AND EMPLOYER'S ADDRESS,  AND
the  date of its receipt[,]; the dollar amount of every expenditure, the
name and address of the person to whom it was made or the  name  of  and
the political unit represented by the committee to which it was made and
the  date  thereof, and shall state clearly the purpose of such expendi-
ture.  Any statement reporting a loan shall have attached to it  a  copy
of  the  evidence  of  indebtedness.  Expenditures  in  sums under fifty
dollars need not be specifically accounted for by separate items in said
statements, and receipts and contributions  aggregating  not  more  than
ninety-nine  dollars,  from any one contributor need not be specifically
accounted for by separate items in said  statements,  provided  however,
that  such  expenditures, receipts and contributions shall be subject to
the other provisions of section 14-118 of this article.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 14-108 of the election law,  as  amended
by  chapter  323 of the laws of 1977 and as redesignated by chapter 9 of
the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   6.  A statement shall be deemed properly filed when deposited  in  an
established post-office within the prescribed time, duly stamped, certi-
fied  and  directed  to the officer with whom or to the board with which
the statement is required to be filed,  but  in  the  event  it  is  not
received,  a  duplicate  of  such statement shall be promptly filed upon
notice by such officer or such board of its non-receipt. ALL  STATEMENTS
REQUIRED  TO  BE  FILED IN THE FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE ANY ELECTION SHALL BE
FILED IN PERSON OR SENT BY EXPRESS MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MAIL.
  S 3.   This act shall take effect  January  14,  2017,  provided  that
section  one  of this act shall apply to any contribution received on or
after January 14, 2017; and provided  further,  however,  that  contrib-
utions  legally  received prior to the effective date of this act may be
retained and expended for lawful purposes  and  shall  not  provide  the
basis  for  a violation of article 14 of the election law, as amended by
this act; and provided, further, that effective  immediately  the  state
board  of  elections  is authorized and directed to promulgate any rules
necessary to implement the provisions of this act and shall  notify  all
candidates and political committees of the applicable provisions of this
act on or before such effective date.

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