Assembly Bill A3687A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Restricts contributions by candidates' political committees to committees of other candidates to $1000

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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-A3687 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-115, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5275
2011-2012: A40
2013-2014: A922
2015-2016: A4425
2019-2020: A4995
2021-2022: A6894

2017-A3687 - Summary

Restricts contributions by candidates' political committees to committees of other candidates to $1000.

2017-A3687 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3687
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, THIELE, McDONALD,
   WOERNER, GIGLIO, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   MAGEE, McLAUGHLIN -- read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to restricting transfers
   of campaign funds between candidates

   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 14-115
 to read as follows:
   § 14-115. TRANSFERS OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS RESTRICTED.  1.(A) NO  POLITICAL
 COMMITTEE  AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, OR ANY OFFICER, MEMBER OR AGENT OF
 SUCH A COMMITTEE, MAY TRANSFER MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER  ANNUM
 FROM  FUNDS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY SUCH COMMITTEE TO ANY OTHER CANDIDATE
 OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY  ANOTHER  CANDIDATE,  NOR  SHALL  A
 CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, OR ANY OFFI-
 CER,  MEMBER  OR  AGENT  OF SUCH A CANDIDATE OR COMMITTEE, ACCEPT SUCH A
 TRANSFER.
   (B) NO POLITICAL COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, OR ANY  OFFICER,
 MEMBER OR AGENT OF SUCH A COMMITTEE, MAY TRANSFER MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  PER  ANNUM  FROM FUNDS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY SUCH COMMITTEE TO
 ANY PARTY COMMITTEE OR CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE.
   2. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE  OF
 AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD07699-01-7

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2017-A3687A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-115, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5275
2011-2012: A40
2013-2014: A922
2015-2016: A4425
2019-2020: A4995
2021-2022: A6894

2017-A3687A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts contributions by candidates' political committees to committees of other candidates to $1000.

2017-A3687A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3687--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, THIELE, McDONALD,
   WOERNER, GIGLIO, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Election  Law  --
   recommitted to the Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assem-
   bly  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  campaign  contribution
   restrictions
 
   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  14-115
 to read as follows:
   § 14-115. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS.  1. NO POLITICAL COMMIT-
 TEE AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, OR ANY OFFICER, MEMBER OR AGENT OF SUCH A
 COMMITTEE,  MAY CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ANNUM FROM
 FUNDS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY SUCH COMMITTEE TO ANY  OTHER  CANDIDATE  OR
 POLITICAL  COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY ANOTHER CANDIDATE, NOR SHALL A CANDI-
 DATE OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, OR  ANY  OFFICER,
 MEMBER OR AGENT OF SUCH A CANDIDATE OR COMMITTEE, ACCEPT SUCH A CONTRIB-
 UTION.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO CONTRIB-
 UTIONS MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-132 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE  UP
 TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD07699-02-7

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