Assembly Bill A5841

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to matching financing; relates to the New York state campaign finance fund and the abandoned property fund

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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-A5841 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14 Head, des §§14-100 - 14-132 to be Title 1, add Title Head, Art 14 Title 2 §§14-200 - 14-213, El L; add §92-t, amd §95, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1674

2017-A5841 - Summary

Relates to matching financing; relates to the New York state campaign finance fund and the abandoned property fund.

2017-A5841 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5841
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to matching financing; and
   to  amend  the  state  finance  law, in relation to the New York state
   campaign finance fund and the abandoned property fund

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  article heading of article 14 of the election law is
 amended to read as follows:
   CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES; MATCHING FINANCING
   § 2. Sections 14-100 through 14-132 of article 14 of the election  law
 are  designated  title  I  and  a  new title heading is added to read as
 follows:
                    CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
   § 3. Article 14 of the election law is amended by adding a  new  title
 II to read as follows:
                                 TITLE II
                            MATCHING FINANCING
 SECTION 14-200. DEFINITIONS.
         14-201. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
         14-202. CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.
         14-203. PROOF OF COMPLIANCE.
         14-204. ELIGIBILITY.
         14-205. LIMITS ON MATCHING FINANCING.
         14-206. PAYMENT OF  MATCHING FUNDS.
         14-207. USE OF MATCHING FUNDS; QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES.
         14-208. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
         14-209. AUDITS AND REPAYMENTS.
         14-210. ENFORCEMENT  AND  PENALTIES  FOR  VIOLATIONS  AND  OTHER
                   PROCEEDINGS.
         14-211. REPORTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A5841A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14 Head, des §§14-100 - 14-132 to be Title 1, add Title Head, Art 14 Title 2 §§14-200 - 14-213, El L; add §92-t, amd §95, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A1674

2017-A5841A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to matching financing; relates to the New York state campaign finance fund and the abandoned property fund.

2017-A5841A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5841--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI,  GALEF, JAFFEE, COLTON, MONTESANO,
   SIMON, THIELE, GOTTFRIED, STECK --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on Election
   Law  in  accordance  with  Assembly  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 statements of campaign
   receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to  and  by  poli-
   tical committees; to amend the election law, in relation to establish-
   ing  a contribution limit for certain contributions to a party commit-
   tee or constituted committee; to amend the election law,  in  relation
   to  public  financing;  to amend the state finance law, in relation to
   the New York state campaign finance fund; to amend  the  tax  law,  in
   relation  to  the  New  York state campaign finance fund check-off; to
   amend the election law, in relation to  enforcement  proceedings;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 14-102 of the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  8  and as redesignated by chapter 9 of the laws of
 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The treasurer of every political committee which, or  any  officer,
 member  or  agent  of  any  such  committee  who, in connection with any
 election, receives or expends any  money  or  other  valuable  thing  or
 incurs  any  liability  to pay money or its equivalent shall file state-
 ments sworn, or subscribed and bearing a form notice that  false  state-
 ments  made  therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to
 section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by this  [arti-
 cle]  TITLE  setting  forth  all  the receipts, contributions to and the
 expenditures by and liabilities of the committee, and of  its  officers,
 members  and  agents  in  its  behalf. Such statements shall include the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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