Senate Bill S26

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "tax returns uniformly made public act"

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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-S26 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4072
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-170, amd §12-106, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8217
2019-2020: S32

2017-S26 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "tax returns uniformly made public act".

2017-S26 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S26 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    26
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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  enacting  the  "tax
   returns uniformly made public act"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "tax returns uniformly made public act".
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 6-170 to read
 as follows:
   §  6-170.  DISCLOSURE  OF  TAX RETURNS BY CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND
 VICE PRESIDENT. 1. NOT LATER THAN FIFTY DAYS BEFORE A GENERAL  ELECTION,
 A  CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT, OTHER THAN A
 WRITE-IN CANDIDATE WHO FILES A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY WITH  THE  STATE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-153 OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL:
   (A)  FILE  WITH  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS A COPY OF THE FEDERAL
 INCOME TAX RETURN, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 6103(B)(1) OF  THE
 INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE OF 1986, OF SUCH CANDIDATE FOR AT LEAST THE FIVE
 MOST RECENT TAXABLE YEARS FOR WHICH SUCH A RETURN HAS  BEEN  FILED  WITH
 THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; AND
   (B) PROVIDE WRITTEN CONSENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS,  IN  SUCH  FORM  AS SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS, FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF SUCH RETURNS PURSUANT TO  SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  INCOME  TAX  RETURNS  FILED WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS BY A
 CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT  OR  VICE  PRESIDENT  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE
 WEBSITE OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS NO LATER THAN SEVEN  DAYS  AFTER
 SUCH  INCOME  TAX  RETURNS HAVE BEEN FILED, SUBJECT TO SUCH REDACTION AS
 MAY BE WARRANTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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