Senate Bill S8037

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to contribution limits for parties appointed to public positions

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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-S8037 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-115, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1934
2021-2022: S6931

2017-S8037 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits contribution to any state constituted party or committee or any candidate or candidate committee for any office of the state, municipal or other local government by a person appointed to a position on any state or local board or authority within the state.

2017-S8037 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8037 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8037
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- 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 contribution limits for
   parties appointed to public positions
 
   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. CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR PARTIES APPOINTED  TO  PUBLIC  POSI-
 TIONS.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION "RELATIVE" OF ANY INDIVIDUAL
 SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AS THE INDIVIDUAL AND
 ANY PERSON WHO IS A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF THAT INDIVIDUAL'S OR THAT INDI-
 VIDUAL'S SPOUSE'S GRANDPARENTS OR THE SPOUSE OF SUCH DESCENDANT.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER SECTION OF LAW, NO  PERSON,  RELATIVE  OF
 SUCH PERSON, OR COMPANY IN WHICH SUCH PERSON OR HIS OR HER RELATIVE OWNS
 MORE  THAN  A  TEN PERCENT INTEREST WHO IS, OR DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS
 HAS BEEN, APPOINTED TO A POSITION ON ANY STATE OR LOCAL BOARD OR AUTHOR-
 ITY WITHIN THE STATE MAY MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO  ANY  STATE  CONSTITUTED
 PARTY  OR  COMMITTEE  OR  ANY  CANDIDATE  OR CANDIDATE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
 OFFICE OF THE STATE, MUNICIPAL OR OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15028-01-8



              

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