Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 24, 2024 |
print number 4733a |
Jan 24, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to elections |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to elections |
Feb 14, 2023 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S4733A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2023-S4733 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §14-106, El L
2023-S4733 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4733 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring campaigns and social media influencers to disclose when they share on social media that they are being paid by a campaign PURPOSE OF THE BILL: To ensure that campaigns that are paying social media influencers to make posts on behalf of a campaign disclose such information. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends section 14-106 of the election law to include posts made by influencers on behalf of political campaigns to be disclosed and filed similar to other political communications. Section 2 is the effective date.
2023-S4733 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4733 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 14, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 requiring campaigns and social media influencers to disclose when they share on social media that they are being paid by a campaign THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by chapter 454 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: § 14-106. Political communication. 1. The statements required to be filed under the provisions of this article next succeeding a primary, general or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all broad- cast, cable or satellite schedules and scripts, paid internet or digital, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS MADE BY THE CAMPAIGN OR INDIVID- UALS BEING PAID BY THE CAMPAIGN, print and other types of advertise- ments, pamphlets, circulars, flyers, brochures, letterheads and other printed matter purchased or produced, and reproductions of statements or information published to five hundred or more members of a general public audience by computer or other electronic device including but not limited to electronic mail or text message, purchased in connection with such election by or under the authority of the person filing the state- ment or the committee or the person on whose behalf it is filed, as the case may be. Such copies, schedules and scripts shall be preserved by the officer with whom or the board with which it is required to be filed for a period of one year from the date of filing thereof. 2. All political committees that make an expenditure for a political communication shall be required to disclose the identity of the poli- tical committee which made the expenditure for such political communi- cation. The disclosure on printed or digital political communications, including but not limited to brochures, flyers, posters, mailings, or internet advertising, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS MADE BY THE CAMPAIGN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09268-01-3
2023-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §14-106, El L
2023-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4733A SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring social media influencers to disclose when they share on social media that they are being paid by a campaign; and authorizes the state board of elections to promulgate certain regulations PURPOSE OF THE BILL: To ensure that campaigns that are paying social media influencers to make posts on behalf of a campaign disclose such information. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends section 14-106 of the election law to include posts made by influencers on behalf of political campaigns to be disclosed and filed similar to other political communications. Section 2 is the effective date.
2023-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4733--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 14, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring social media influencers to disclose when they share on social media that they are being paid by a campaign; and authorizes the state board of elections to promulgate certain regulations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by chapter 454 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: § 14-106. Political communication. 1. The statements required to be filed under the provisions of this article next succeeding a primary, general or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all broad- cast, cable or satellite schedules and scripts, paid internet or digital, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS BEING PAID BY THE CAMPAIGN, print and other types of advertisements, pamphlets, circu- lars, flyers, brochures, letterheads and other printed matter purchased or produced, and reproductions of statements or information published to five hundred or more members of a general public audience by computer or other electronic device including but not limited to electronic mail or text message, purchased in connection with such election by or under the authority of the person filing the statement or the committee or the person on whose behalf it is filed, as the case may be. Such copies, schedules and scripts shall be preserved by the officer with whom or the board with which it is required to be filed for a period of one year from the date of filing thereof. 2. All political committees that make an expenditure for a political communication shall be required to disclose the identity of the poli- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09268-04-4
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