Assembly Bill A258

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "forfeiture of campaign finance accounts and return of contributions act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A258 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-134, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8619
2015-2016: A6394
2019-2020: A16
2021-2022: A4256
2023-2024: A5657

2017-A258 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "forfeiture of campaign finance accounts and return of contributions act".

2017-A258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    258
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, STECK, BRONSON -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to enacting  the  "forfei-
   ture of campaign finance accounts and return of contributions act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "forfeiture
 of campaign finance accounts and return of contributions act."
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a  new  section  14-134  to
 read as follows:
   §  14-134.  FORFEITURE  OF  CAMPAIGN  FINANCE  ACCOUNTS  AND RETURN OF
 CONTRIBUTIONS. 1. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL  APPLY  TO  ANY
 PERSON  WHO  HOLDS  OR  MAINTAINS A CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNTS
 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE WHO:
   (A) IS INDICTED OR CHARGED WITH A CRIME OR IS CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION
 OF THE STATE ETHICS LAWS AND RESIGNS FROM OFFICE  DUE  TO  SAID  CHARGES
 PRIOR  TO  CONVICTION  OR  ADJUDICATION AND COMPLETE DISPOSITION OF SAID
 CHARGES; OR
   (B) IS CONVICTED OF A FELONY OR CRIME FOR WHICH SUCH CONVICTION  WOULD
 DISQUALIFY  THE  PERSON  FROM  HOLDING  THE ELECTED OFFICE FOR WHICH THE
 CAMPAIGN FUNDS WERE RAISED; OR
   (C) RESIGNS FROM OFFICE DUE TO FORMAL COMPLAINTS FILED WITH AND CHARG-
 ES BROUGHT BY THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION, ESTABLISHED BY  SECTION
 EIGHTY  OF  THE LEGISLATIVE LAW FOR VIOLATION OF STATE ETHICS LAWS PRIOR
 TO COMPLETE ADJUDICATION AND DISPOSITION OF SUCH COMPLAINTS OR CHARGES.
   2. ALL SUCH CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE AND HELD OR MAINTAINED BY ANY PERSON DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS  SECTION  OR,  ON  BEHALF  OF  SUCH  PERSON,  SHALL  BE
 FORFEITED  TO  THE CUSTODY AND THE CONTROL OF THE OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK
 STATE COMPTROLLER WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  RESIGNATION
 OF  SAID  PERSON'S  FORFEITURE  OF  THEIR  OFFICE.  THE TREASURER OF THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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