Assembly Bill A6894

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Restricts contributions by candidates' political committees to committees of other candidates to $1000

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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-A6894 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-115, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5275
2011-2012: A40
2013-2014: A922
2015-2016: A4425
2017-2018: A3687
2019-2020: A4995

2021-A6894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts contributions by candidates' political committees to committees of other candidates to $1000.

2021-A6894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6894
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, THIELE, WOERNER,
   J. M. GIGLIO, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to campaign contribution
   restrictions
 
   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 14-115
 to read as follows:
   § 14-115. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS.  1. NO POLITICAL COMMIT-
 TEE AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, OR ANY OFFICER, MEMBER OR AGENT OF SUCH A
 COMMITTEE, MAY CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ANNUM  FROM
 FUNDS  OWNED  OR  CONTROLLED BY SUCH COMMITTEE TO ANY OTHER CANDIDATE OR
 POLITICAL COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY ANOTHER CANDIDATE, NOR SHALL A  CANDI-
 DATE  OR  POLITICAL COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY A CANDIDATE, OR ANY OFFICER,
 MEMBER OR AGENT OF SUCH A CANDIDATE OR COMMITTEE, ACCEPT SUCH A CONTRIB-
 UTION. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  CONTRIB-
 UTIONS MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-132 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2.  ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE UP
 TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10695-01-1

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