NY State Senate Bill 2013-S2539A

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Jan 30, 2014	print number 2539a
Jan 30, 2014	amend and recommit to elections
Jan 08, 2014	referred to elections
Jan 18, 2013	referred to elections

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2013-S2539 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A144
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §14-105, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5565, A8755
2011-2012: S1559, A5879
2015-2016: S2845, A5728
2017-2018: S3056, A2147
2019-2020: S3096
2021-2022: S352
2023-2024: S1806

2013-S2539 - 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.

2013-S2539 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2539

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to contribution activities by an
intermediary

PURPOSE:
This bill is designed to provide for the disclosure of intermediaries
such as bundlers, as well as the source and amount of the
contributions they deliver, and the employment information of
contributors of $100 or more.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the Election Law to add a new section 14-105, in
which subdivision one defines an "intermediary" as an individual or
one of several types of organizations that delivers contributions
from another to a candidate or authorized committee, or solicits
contributions to a candidate or authorized committee with the
knowledge of the candidate or his or her authorized committee. Family
members, campaign workers and commercial fundraising firms retained
by the candidate are excluded from this definition.

Subdivision two requires that when an intermediary delivers
contributions of more than $1000, it must provide the name, mailing

address and occupation of any contributor of over $99, and if the
contribution is two hundred dollars or more, then it must also
provide the name and address of the contributor's employer. The
intermediary is also required to provide the total amount of
contributions of $99 or less.

Subdivision three requires the candidate, his or her authorized
committee, or the party committee to report to the state board of
elections any intermediary who delivers contributions totaling one
thousand dollars or more.

Subdivision four provides for the state board of elections to provide
for reporting of the intermediary's name, mailing address, occupation
and employer, and the total amount of contributions he or she delivers.

Section 2: Provides that the Act takes effect January 1st 2015,
with provisions.

EXISTING LAW:
Under the existing law, there is no requirement for the disclosure of
such intermediaries and their fundraising activities.

JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, bundlers and other intermediaries, who solicit
contributions on behalf of a candidate, are not subject to disclosure
of the amounts they raise, unlike under Federal law. They also are
not required to report who employs them. Given the high campaign
contribution limits in New York, complete disclosure is all the more
important, as the public should have access to information that might
reveal activities and involvements that lend themselves to attempts


to influence legislation. In 2007, New York received a grade of "C"
from the Campaign Disclosure project because of its campaign finance
disclosure laws.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2009-2010: 5.5565 - Passed
Elections; Referred to Codes.
2011-2012: S. 1559 - Referred to Elections.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill is effective on January 1, 2015, with provisions.

2013-S2539 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2539

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2013
                               ___________

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
to read as follows:
  S 14-105.  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.
                                                           LBD03034-01-3

S. 2539                             2

  (A) THE NAME, MAILING ADDRESS AND OCCUPATION OF EACH  CONTRIBUTOR  WHO
MAKES  A  CONTRIBUTION  OVER NINETY-NINE DOLLARS, AND THE AMOUNT OF EACH
CONTRIBUTION, AND FOR EACH CONTRIBUTION OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS OR  MORE,
THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH CONTRIBUTOR'S EMPLOYER;
  (B) THE TOTAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF NINETY-NINE DOLLARS
OR LESS; AND
  (C) THE DATE THE CONTRIBUTION WAS RECEIVED BY THE INTERMEDIARY AND THE
DATE  THE  CONTRIBUTIONS  WERE  DELIVERED  TO  THE  RECIPIENT CANDIDATE,
AUTHORIZED CANDIDATE COMMITTEE OR PARTY COMMITTEE.
  3. THE RECIPIENT CANDIDATE, AUTHORIZED CANDIDATE  COMMITTEE  OR  PARTY
COMMITTEE  SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THE INTERMEDIARY
WHO DELIVERS CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE ON  THE
STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE.
  4.  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE A SECTION FOR INTERME-
DIARY REPORTING AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE:
  (A) THE NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER OF THE INTERME-
DIARY; AND
  (B) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS DELIVERED BY THE INTERMEDIARY TO
THE CANDIDATE, THE CANDIDATE'S AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE OR A  PARTY  COMMIT-
TEE.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.  Provided, however,
that contributions legally received prior to the effective date of  this
act  may  be  retained  and  expended  for lawful purposes and shall not
provide the basis for a violation of article 14 of the election law,  as
amended  by  this  act;  and  provided, further, that the state board of
elections shall notify all candidates and political  committees  of  the
applicable  provisions  of  this  act  within thirty days after this act
shall have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A144
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §14-105, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5565, A8755
2011-2012: S1559, A5879
2015-2016: S2845, A5728
2017-2018: S3056, A2147
2019-2020: S3096
2021-2022: S352
2023-2024: S1806

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2539A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the election law, in relation to
contribution activities by an intermediary

PURPOSE:  This bill is designed to provide for the disclosure of
intermediaries such as bundlers, as well as the source and amount of
the contributions they deliver, and the employment information of
contributors of $100 or more.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the Election Law to add a new section 14-105, in
which subdivision one defines an "intermediary" as an individual or
one of several types of organizations that delivers contributions from
another to a candidate or authorized committee, or solicits
contributions to a candidate or authorized committee with the
knowledge of the candidate or his or her authorized committee. Family
members, campaign workers and commercial fundraising firms retained by
the candidate are excluded from this definition.

Subdivision two requires that when an intermediary delivers
contributions of more than $1000, it must provide the name, mailing
address and occupation of any contributor of over $99, and if the
contribution is two hundred dollars or more, then it must also provide
the name and address of the contributor's employer. The intermediary

is also required to provide the total amount of contributions of $99
or less.

Subdivision three requires the candidate, his or her authorized
committee, or the party committee to report to the state board of
elections any intermediary who delivers contributions totaling one
thousand dollars or more.

Subdivision four provides for the state board of elections to provide
for reporting of the intermediary's name, mailing address, occupation
and employer, and the total amount of contributions he or she
delivers.

Section 2: Provides that the Act takes effect sixty days after it
becomes a law.

EXISTING LAW:  Under the existing law, there is no requirement for the
disclosure of such intermediaries and their fundraising activities.

JUSTIFICATION:  Currently, bundlers and other intermediaries, who
solicit contributions on behalf of a candidate, are not subject to
disclosure of the amounts they raise, unlike under Federal law. They
also are not required to report who employs them. Given the high
campaign contribution limits in New York, complete disclosure is all
the more important, as the public should have access to information
that might reveal activities and involvements that lend themselves to
attempts to influence legislation. In 2007, New York received a grade
of "C" from the Campaign Disclosure project because of its campaign
finance disclosure laws.


LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  2011-2012: S. 1559 - Referred to Elections.
2013: S. 2539 - Referred to Elections.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:  None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This bill is effective on January 1, 2016, with
provisions.

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2539--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. ADDABBO, SAMPSON -- 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 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
to read as follows:
  S 14-105.  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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03034-02-4

S. 2539--A                          2

WRITING TO THE RECIPIENT CANDIDATE, AUTHORIZED  CANDIDATE  COMMITTEE  OR
PARTY COMMITTEE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  (A)  THE  NAME, MAILING ADDRESS AND OCCUPATION OF EACH CONTRIBUTOR WHO
MAKES A CONTRIBUTION OVER NINETY-NINE DOLLARS, AND THE  AMOUNT  OF  EACH
CONTRIBUTION,  AND FOR EACH CONTRIBUTION OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE,
THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH CONTRIBUTOR'S EMPLOYER;
  (B) THE TOTAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF NINETY-NINE DOLLARS
OR LESS; AND
  (C) THE DATE THE CONTRIBUTION WAS RECEIVED BY THE INTERMEDIARY AND THE
DATE THE  CONTRIBUTIONS  WERE  DELIVERED  TO  THE  RECIPIENT  CANDIDATE,
AUTHORIZED CANDIDATE COMMITTEE OR PARTY COMMITTEE.
  3.  THE  RECIPIENT  CANDIDATE, AUTHORIZED CANDIDATE COMMITTEE OR PARTY
COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THE  INTERMEDIARY
WHO  DELIVERS CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE ON THE
STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE.
  4. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE A SECTION  FOR  INTERME-
DIARY REPORTING AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE:
  (A) THE NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER OF THE INTERME-
DIARY; AND
  (B) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS DELIVERED BY THE INTERMEDIARY TO
THE  CANDIDATE,  THE CANDIDATE'S AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE OR A PARTY COMMIT-
TEE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.   Provided,  however,
that  contributions legally received prior to the effective date of this
act may be retained and expended  for  lawful  purposes  and  shall  not
provide  the basis for a violation of article 14 of the election law, as
amended by this act; and provided, further,  that  the  state  board  of
elections  shall  notify  all candidates and political committees of the
applicable provisions of this act within  thirty  days  after  this  act
shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S2539A

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2013-S2539 - Details

2013-S2539 - Summary

2013-S2539 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2539 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

John L. Sampson

2013-S2539 - Details

2013-S2539 - Summary

2013-S2539 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2539 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

John L. Sampson

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2539A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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