Assembly Bill A4259

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the fair campaign code to require campaign literature and other mass media identify the person, political party or committee authorizing such media

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4259 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S114
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-106, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A813
2011-2012: A1958
2013-2014: A1102, S3814
2015-2016: A1029, S2558
2017-2018: A850, S4171
2019-2020: A6060, S2512
2021-2022: A4133, S851

2023-A4259 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the fair campaign code to require campaign literature and other mass media identify the person, political party or committee authorizing such material.

2023-A4259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4259
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  ZEBROWSKI,  STECK -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  media  identification
   requirements in the fair campaign code
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-106  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. In addition to the powers and duties elsewhere enumerated  in  this
 article,  the  state  board  of  elections, after public hearings, shall
 adopt a "fair campaign code" setting forth ethical standards of  conduct
 for  persons,  political  parties  and  committees  engaged  in election
 campaigns including, but not limited to, specific  prohibitions  against
 practices of political espionage and other political practices involving
 subversion  of the political parties and process, AND REQUIRING THAT ALL
 CAMPAIGN LITERATURE, MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS OR BROADCASTS, PUBLIC  SPEECH-
 ES,  PRESS  RELEASES  AND OTHER WRITING SHALL IDENTIFY THE PERSON, POLI-
 TICAL PARTY OR COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING SUCH MATERIAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01091-01-3

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