Assembly Bill A4184

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits campaign contributions to candidates for state senate and assembly by certain members of the legislative ethics commission

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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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2021-A4184 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S816
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §80, Leg L; amd §§14-114 & 14-126, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10242, S5148

2021-A4184 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits campaign contributions to candidates for state senate and assembly by certain members of the legislative ethics commission; provides an exemption that permits present members of the legislature to make campaign contributions; imposes penalties.

2021-A4184 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4184
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MONTESA-
   NO, OTIS, THIELE --  read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the election law, in relation to
   prohibiting  campaign contributions to candidates for state senate and
   assembly by certain members of the legislative ethics commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  80 of the legislative law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. NO MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION SHALL  MAKE  A  CONTRIBUTION  TO  ANY
 CANDIDATE  FOR  STATE  SENATE  OR  ASSEMBLY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMIS-
 SION WHO ARE PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 14-114 of the election law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
   G. IN ANY ELECTION FOR STATE SENATE OR  ASSEMBLY,  NO  MEMBER  OF  THE
 LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHTY OF THE LEGIS-
 LATIVE  LAW,  SHALL  MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO A CANDIDATE AND NO CANDIDATE
 SHALL ACCEPT A CONTRIBUTION FROM A MEMBER  OF  SUCH  LEGISLATIVE  ETHICS
 COMMISSION;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
 SHALL NOT APPLY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION WHO ARE PRESENT MEMBERS  OF
 THE LEGISLATURE.
   §  3.  Section  14-126  of the election law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. (A) ANY MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE  ETHICS  COMMISSION,  WHO,  UNDER
 CIRCUMSTANCES  EVINCING  AN INTENT TO VIOLATE SUCH LAW, MAKES A CONTRIB-
 UTION IN CONTRAVENTION OF PARAGRAPH G  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
 14-114 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
 THE  GREATER  OF  TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWO HUNDRED
 PERCENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION, TO BE RECOVERABLE IN A  SPECIAL  PROCEEDING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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