Senate Bill S1806

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to political contribution activities by an intermediary

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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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2023-S1806 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-105-a, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5565
2011-2012: S1559
2013-2014: S2539
2015-2016: S2845
2017-2018: S3056
2019-2020: S3096
2021-2022: S352

2023-S1806 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates political contribution activities by intermediaries; requires that when contributions made by an intermediary to a candidate or a committee are over $1,000, the name, occupation and address of each contributor shall be disclosed.

2023-S1806 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1806 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1806
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 contribution activities
   by an intermediary
 
   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
 14-105-a to read as follows:
   § 14-105-A.  CONTRIBUTION DELIVERY ACTIVITIES BY AN  INTERMEDIARY.  1.
 FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "INTERMEDIARY" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL, CORPO-
 RATION, PARTNERSHIP, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION OR OTHER
 ENTITY WHICH:
   (A) OTHER THAN IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS AS A POSTAL, DELIVERY
 OR MESSENGER SERVICE, DELIVERS ANY CONTRIBUTION FROM ANOTHER  PERSON  OR
 ENTITY TO A CANDIDATE OR AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE; OR
   (B)  SOLICITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO A CANDIDATE OR OTHER AUTHORIZED COMMIT-
 TEE WHERE SUCH SOLICITATION IS KNOWN TO SUCH CANDIDATE  OR  HIS  OR  HER
 AUTHORIZED  COMMITTEE.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH, ONLY PERSONS
 CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS THE SOLICITOR OF A CONTRIBUTION TO  THE  CANDIDATE
 OR HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE SHALL BE PRESUMED TO BE KNOWN TO SUCH
 CANDIDATE  OR  HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE. "INTERMEDIARY" SHALL NOT
 INCLUDE SPOUSES, DOMESTIC PARTNERS, PARENTS, CHILDREN OR SIBLINGS OF THE
 PERSON MAKING SUCH CONTRIBUTION, OR  ANY  PAID  OR  VOLUNTEER  FULL-TIME
 CAMPAIGN  WORKERS OR COMMERCIAL FUNDRAISING FIRMS RETAINED BY THE CANDI-
 DATE AND THE AGENTS THEREOF.
   2. WHEN CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE ARE DELIV-
 ERED BY THE INTERMEDIARY TO THE RECIPIENT CANDIDATE,  AUTHORIZED  CANDI-
 DATE  COMMITTEE  OR  PARTY COMMITTEE, THE INTERMEDIARY SHALL INDICATE IN
 WRITING TO THE RECIPIENT CANDIDATE, AUTHORIZED  CANDIDATE  COMMITTEE  OR
 PARTY COMMITTEE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04089-01-3
 S. 1806                             2
              

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