Senate Bill S7129

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the filing of additional transferor and contributor identification information in campaign receipt and expenditure statements

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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-S7129 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-102 & 14-108, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S2333

2017-S7129 - Summary

Requires the filing of additional transferor and contributor identification information in campaign receipt and expenditure statements, including the occupation, employer and employer's address in the case of a natural person.

2017-S7129 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7129 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7129
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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  requiring  additional
   transferor  and  contributor  identification  information  in campaign
   receipt and expenditure statements

   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 of the laws of 1978 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 article
 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 dollar amount of
 any receipt, contribution or transfer, or the fair market value  of  any
 receipt,  contribution  or  transfer,  which is other than of money, the
 name and address of the transferor,  contributor  or  person  from  whom
 received,  and  if  the transferor, contributor or person is a political
 committee[;], the name of and the  political  unit  represented  by  the
 committee,  AND  IF  THE  TRANSFEROR, CONTRIBUTOR OR PERSON IS A NATURAL
 PERSON WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS EQUAL OR EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS  IN  THE
 AGGREGATE,  HIS OR HER OCCUPATION, EMPLOYER, AND EMPLOYER'S ADDRESS, AND
 the date of its receipt[,]; the dollar amount of every expenditure,  the
 name  and  address  of the person to whom it was made or the name of and
 the political unit represented by the committee to which it was made and
 the date thereof, and shall state clearly the purpose of  such  expendi-
 ture.    Any statement reporting a loan shall have attached to it a copy
 
              

2017-S7129A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-102 & 14-108, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S2333

2017-S7129A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the filing of additional transferor and contributor identification information in campaign receipt and expenditure statements, including the occupation, employer and employer's address in the case of a natural person.

2017-S7129A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7129A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7129--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to requiring additional
   transferor and  contributor  identification  information  in  campaign
   receipt and expenditure statements
 
   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 of the laws of 1978 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 article
 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 dollar amount of
 any  receipt,  contribution or transfer, or the fair market value of any
 receipt, contribution or transfer, which is other  than  of  money,  the
 name  and  address  of  the  transferor, contributor or person from whom
 received, and if the transferor, contributor or person  is  a  political
 committee[;],  the  name  of  and  the political unit represented by the
 committee, AND IF THE TRANSFEROR, CONTRIBUTOR OR  PERSON  IS  A  NATURAL
 PERSON  WHOSE  CONTRIBUTIONS EQUAL OR EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN THE
 AGGREGATE, HIS OR HER OCCUPATION, EMPLOYER, AND EMPLOYER'S ADDRESS,  AND
 the  date of its receipt[,]; the dollar amount of every expenditure, the
 name and address of the person to whom it was made or the  name  of  and
 the political unit represented by the committee to which it was made and
 
              

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