| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S6268
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
2015-S6268 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6268 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6268
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to
limiting the expenditures by candidates for senate and assembly
PURPOSE : To limit the expenditures by senate and assembly campaigns.
SUMMARY PROVISIONS : The election law is amended by adding a new
section 14-105 to read as followed: 1. Limit expenditures by senate
and assembly campaigns. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any candidate for senate is prohibited from spending more than three
hundred thousand dollars and any candidate for assembly is prohibited
from spending more than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars on an
election for such respective office. 2. The state board of elections
shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the
implementation of this section.
JUSTIFICATION : The most significant step in reforming the campaign
finance process is to limit the amount a campaign can spend. If
enacted, this bill would accomplish this goal by limiting the
expenditures of both New York State Assembly and Senate campaigns.
Those running for Assembly will be limited to $150,000 in spending and
those running for Senate would be limited to $300,000.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : New Bill
2015-S6268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6268
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 expendi-
tures by candidates for senate and assembly
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 14-105
to read as follows:
S 14-105. LIMIT EXPENDITURES BY SENATE AND ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGNS. 1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, ANY CANDIDATE FOR SENATE IS
PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND
ANY CANDIDATE FOR ASSEMBLY IS PROHIBITED FROM SPENDING MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ON AN ELECTION FOR SUCH RESPECTIVE
OFFICE.
2. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08405-01-5
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