Senate Bill S7837

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to media disclosure requirements and political contribution limitations

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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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2015-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง14-107, 14-114 & 14-116, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3239
2019-2020: S2350

2015-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to media disclosure requirements and political contributions; requires disclosure of the amount of money, if any, received by a person making an independent expenditure and its contributors and the contributor's owners and members, from state or other public entities within New York state during the prior calendar year; removes cost of living from factors; limits the amount of certain contributions.

2015-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7837

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- 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  media  disclosure
  requirements and political contribution limitations

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 14-107 of  the  election  law,  as
added  by  section 4 of subpart C of part H of chapter 55 of the laws of
2014, is amended to read as follows:
  2. Whenever any person makes an  independent  expenditure  that  costs
more  than  one  thousand  dollars  in the aggregate, such communication
shall clearly state the name of the person who paid  for,  or  otherwise
published or distributed the communication [and], state, with respect to
communications  regarding  candidates,  that  the  communication was not
expressly authorized or requested by any candidate,  or  by  any  candi-
date's  political  committee  or any of its agents AND SHALL IN ADDITION
DISCLOSE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY,  IF  ANY,  RECEIVED  BY  THE  PERSON,  ITS
CONTRIBUTORS  AND  THE  CONTRIBUTOR'S  MEMBERS, OWNERS AND MEMBERS, FROM
STATE OR OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES WITHIN NEW YORK STATE  DURING  THE  PRIOR
CALENDAR  YEAR.  AT A MINIMUM SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL READ: "THIS COMMUNI-
CATION HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY -----. THIS COMMUNICATION WAS NOT EXPRESSLY
AUTHORIZED OR REQUESTED BY ANY CANDIDATE, OR BY  ANY  CANDIDATE'S  POLI-
TICAL  COMMITTEE  OR  ANY OF ITS AGENTS.  THE SPONSOR, ITS CONTRIBUTORS,
MEMBERS AND OWNERS (HAVE OR DO NOT  HAVE)  A  RELATIONSHIP  WITH  PUBLIC
ENTITIES  AND  HAVE  RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $----- FROM THE STATE OF NEW
YORK AND OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE  STATE  DURING  (PRIOR
CALENDAR YEAR)".
  S  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 14-114 of the election law, as amended
by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, paragraphs a  and  b  as  amended  by
chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  The following limitations apply to all contributions to candidates
for election to any public office or for nomination for any such office,
or for election to any party positions,  and  to  all  contributions  to
political  committees  working directly or indirectly with any candidate

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

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