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Senate Bill S4348
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last 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
2009-S4348 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6717
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld ยง14-124 sub 3, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3050, A5283
2013-2014: A3308
2009-S4348 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Deletes the "housekeeping" exemption which exempts party and constituted committees from reporting monies received and expenditures made for so-called "housekeeping" functions, which are those related to maintaining a permanent headquarters and staff and carrying on activities not specifically related to promoting the candidacies of specific candidates.
2009-S4348 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4348 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to eliminating the party and constituted committee exemption from reporting monies received and expenditures made for housekeeping functions and repealing subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of the election law relating to the establishment of such exemption SUMMARY : This bill repeals the exemption to the contribution and receipt limitations for housekeeping accounts. JUSTIFICATION : The housekeeping exemption has become abused and has led to a venal cynicism about the campaign receipt and expenditure limits. A recent fund raising invitation even advised that if a contributor or a corporation wished to avoid the limits and give monies in excess of the contribution limits, that all the contributor or corporation had to do was give the money to the housekeeping account. Monies given to a housekeeping account go to maintaining a political party's staff and headquarters. Since this money is so used, it is for a political purpose anyway, and all these contributions should come under the contribution and receipt limits of the law. By repealing the exemption this bill attempts to restore the public's confidence in the law and
2009-S4348 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4348 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 22, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 eliminating the party and constituted committee exemption from reporting monies received and expenditures made for housekeeping functions and repealing subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of the election law relating to the establishment of such exemption THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of the election law is REPEALED and subdivision 2-a is renumbered subdivision 3. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06657-01-9
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