Assembly Bill A8757

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees

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  • 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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2009-A8757 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5545
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง14-102, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5919, S1564
2013-2014: A2014, S2540
2015-2016: A5712, S2859
2017-2018: A8581, S3055
2019-2020: S3073
2021-2022: S2111
2023-2024: S1559

2009-A8757 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees; requires such statements to include the occupation of the contributor, and in certain cases such person's employer and business address.

2009-A8757 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8757 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8757

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to the content of state-
  ments of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and  expenditures
  to and by political committees

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section  14-102  of  the  election
law,  as  amended  by  chapter  8  of the laws of 1978, subdivision 1 as
redesignated by chapter 9 of the laws  of  1978  and  subdivision  3  as
renumbered  by  chapter  70  of the laws of 1983, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. The treasurer of every political committee which, or  any  officer,
member  or  agent  of  any  such  committee  who, in connection with any
election, receives or expends any money or other [valuable  thing]  ITEM
OF  VALUE  or  incurs any liability to pay money or its equivalent shall
file statements sworn, or subscribed and  bearing  a  form  notice  that
false  statements  made  therein are punishable as a class A misdemeanor
pursuant to section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed  by
this  article  setting  forth all the receipts, contributions to and the
expenditures by and liabilities of the committee, and of  its  officers,
members  and  agents  in  its  behalf. Such statements shall include the
dollar amount of any receipt, contribution  or  transfer,  or  the  fair
market  value  of  any receipt, contribution or transfer, which is other
than of money, the name [and], address AND OCCUPATION of the transferor,
contributor or person from whom received,  OTHER  THAN  IN  THE  REGULAR
COURSE OF A LENDER'S BUSINESS, AND FOR A NATURAL PERSON CONTRIBUTING TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYER,
AND  THE  BUSINESS  ADDRESS  OF EACH POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR OTHER ENTITY
MAKING SUCH CONTRIBUTION, OR ANY LOAN, GUARANTEE, OR OTHER SECURITY  FOR
SUCH  A LOAN and if the transferor, contributor or person is a political

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11719-01-9
              

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