Senate Bill S3301

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to contributions to candidates and political committees

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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-S3301 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-114, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7181
2015-2016: S2897
2019-2020: S2148

2017-S3301 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to contributions to candidates and political committees.

2017-S3301 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3301 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3301
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GIANARIS,  ADDABBO,  HOYLMAN,  SERRANO, SQUADRON,
   STAVISKY -- 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 contributions to candi-
   dates and political committees

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 14-114 of the  election  law,  as
 amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, paragraphs a and b as amended
 by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The following limitations apply to all contributions to candidates
 for election to any public office or for nomination for any such office,
 or for election to any party positions,  and  to  all  contributions  to
 political  committees  working directly or indirectly with any candidate
 to aid or participate in such candidate's nomination or election,  other
 than any contributions to any party committee or constituted committee:
   a. In any election for a public office to be voted on by the voters of
 the  entire  state, or for nomination to any such office, no contributor
 may make a contribution to any candidate or political committee, and  no
 candidate  or  political  committee may accept any contribution from any
 contributor, which is in the aggregate amount greater than:  (i) in  the
 case of any nomination to public office, the product of the total number
 of  enrolled  voters  in  the  candidate's party in the state, excluding
 voters in inactive status, multiplied by $.005, but such amount shall be
 not [less than four thousand dollars nor] more than [twelve]  SIX  thou-
 sand dollars [as increased or decreased by the cost of living adjustment
 described  in  paragraph c of this subdivision,] and (ii) in the case of
 any election to [a]  SUCH  public  office,  [twenty-five]  SIX  thousand
 dollars  [as  increased  or  decreased  by the cost of living adjustment
 described in paragraph c of this subdivision];  provided  however,  that
 the  maximum  amount  which  may  be  so contributed or accepted, in the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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