Assembly Bill A4993

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to contributions by executive appointees

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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-A4993 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-131, amd §14-126, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10850
2019-2020: A1684

2021-A4993 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits contributions by executive appointees to the governor who appointed them.

2021-A4993 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4993
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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 contributions by execu-
   tive appointees
 
   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  14-131
 to read as follows:
   §  14-131. CONTRIBUTIONS BY EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES. 1. (A) NO INDIVIDUAL
 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO  APPOINTEES  TO
 ANY COMMISSION, BOARD, COUNCIL, PANEL, OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY, SHALL MAKE A
 MONETARY  CONTRIBUTION  TO THE CAMPAIGN OF SUCH GOVERNOR OR TO ANY POLI-
 TICAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ORGANIZED BY OR FOR  THE  SPECIFIC  BENEFIT  OF
 SUCH GOVERNOR.
   (B)  SUCH  PROHIBITION  SHALL APPLY TO ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OCCURRING ONE
 YEAR PRIOR TO, DURING THE TERM OF, AND ONE YEAR FOLLOWING  THE  TERM  OF
 HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT.
   (C)  SUCH  PROHIBITION  SHALL  ALSO  APPLY  TO  ANYONE RESIDING IN THE
 APPOINTEE'S HOUSEHOLD INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A SPOUSE,  DOMESTIC
 PARTNER, OR CHILD.
   2.  BEFORE  AN  INDIVIDUAL IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE APPOINTEE
 SHALL IDENTIFY ANY  CONTRIBUTIONS  MADE  TO  SUCH  GOVERNOR  WITHIN  THE
 TWELVE-MONTH  PERIOD  IMMEDIATELY  PRIOR TO THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT, AND
 SUCH GOVERNOR SHALL REFUND THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF ANY SUCH CONTRIBUTION.
   3. NO APPOINTEE SHALL REQUEST OR DEMAND THAT ANY OTHER PERSON MAKE  OR
 OFFER TO MAKE ANY MONETARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAMPAIGN OF SUCH GOVERNOR
 OR  TO ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ORGANIZED BY OR FOR THE SPECIFIC
 BENEFIT OF SUCH GOVERNOR.
   4. SUCH PROHIBITION SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD  OF  REMOVING
 SUCH  APPOINTEE  FROM  OFFICE,  OR  REGARDLESS OF ANY REQUIREMENT ON THE
 APPOINTEE TO FILE A STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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