S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3387
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, GALLAGHER, ROZIC, SIMON,
KELLES, MAMDANI, STECK, FORREST, SIMONE, CRUZ -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to matchable contributions
under the public campaign financing program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 11 of section 14-200-a of the
election law, as added by section 4 of part ZZZ of chapter 58 of the
laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(a) "matchable contribution" means a contribution not less than five
dollars and [not more than] UP TO two hundred fifty dollars OF ANY
CONTRIBUTION OVER SUCH AMOUNT, for a candidate for public office to be
voted on by the voters of the entire state or for nomination to any such
office, a contribution for any covered elections held in the same
election cycle, made by a natural person who is a resident in the state
of New York to a participating candidate, and for a candidate for
election to the state assembly or state senate or for nomination to any
such office, a contribution for any covered elections held in the same
election cycle, made by a natural person who is also a resident of such
state assembly or state senate district from which such candidate is
seeking nomination or election, that has been reported in full to the
PCFB in accordance with sections 14-102 and 14-104 of this article by
the candidate's authorized committee and has been contributed on or
before the day of the applicable primary, general, runoff, or special
election. Any contribution, contributions, or a portion of a contrib-
ution determined to be invalid for matching funds by the PCFB may not be
treated as a matchable contribution for any purpose.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07277-01-5
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