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Senate Bill S4164

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the party committee and constituted committee exemption from contribution and receipt limits for monies received and expenditures made to maintain a permanent headquarters and staff

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2017-S4164 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-124, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7203
2015-2016: S3395

2017-S4164 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the party committee and constituted committee exemption from contribution and receipt limits for monies received and expenditures made to maintain a permanent headquarters and staff.

2017-S4164 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4164 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4164
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KRUEGER, ADDABBO, SERRANO, SQUADRON -- 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 the party committee and
   constituted committee exemption from contribution and  receipt  limits
   for  monies  received  and  expenditures  made to maintain a permanent
   headquarters and staff
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of section 14-124 of the election law, as
 amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 286 of the laws  of  2016,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. The contribution and receipt limits of this article shall not apply
 to monies received and expenditures made by a party committee or consti-
 tuted committee to maintain a permanent headquarters and staff and carry
 on  ordinary activities which are not for the express purpose of promot-
 ing the candidacy of specific  candidates;  provided  that  such  monies
 described  in  this  subdivision  shall  be  deposited  in  a segregated
 account; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE  FOR  SUCH  ACTIV-
 ITIES  TO A PARTY COMMITTEE OR CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE SHALL BE LIMITED TO
 TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE AGGREGATE FROM EACH  CONTRIBUTOR  IN
 EACH YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05971-01-7

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