Senate Bill S6896

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to disclosure of the identities of political committees, persons, organizations or agents making certain expenditures for political communications

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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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co-Sponsors

2017-S6896 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-106, 14-107 & 14-126, El L

2017-S6896 - Summary

Relates to disclosure of the identities of political committees, persons, organizations or agents making certain expenditures for political communications; broadens the definition of "political communications".

2017-S6896 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6896 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6896
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              October 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to disclosure of the iden-
   tities of political committees making certain expenditures  for  poli-
   tical communications

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by section 3
 of subpart C of part H of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  14-106.  Political  communication. 1. The statements required to be
 filed under the provisions of this article next  succeeding  a  primary,
 general or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all broad-
 cast, cable or satellite schedules and scripts, internet, DIGITAL, print
 and   other  types  of  advertisements,  pamphlets,  circulars,  flyers,
 brochures, letterheads and other printed matter purchased  or  produced,
 and reproductions of statements or information published to five hundred
 or  more members of a general public audience by computer or other elec-
 tronic device including but not  limited  to  electronic  mail  or  text
 message,  purchased  in  connection  with  such election by or under the
 authority of the person filing the statement or  the  committee  or  the
 person on whose behalf it is filed, as the case may be. POLITICAL COMMU-
 NICATIONS  SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ALL OTHER PUBLISHED STATEMENTS CONVEYED TO
 FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE MEMBERS OF A GENERAL  PUBLIC  AUDIENCE  WHICH:  (I)
 IRRESPECTIVE  OF  WHEN  SUCH  STATEMENT  IS MADE, CONTAINS WORDS SUCH AS
 "VOTE", "OPPOSE", "SUPPORT", "ELECT", "DEFEAT", OR "REJECT", WHICH  CALL
 FOR  THE ELECTION OR DEFEAT OF THE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE; OR (II)
 REFERS TO AND ADVOCATES FOR OR AGAINST A CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE OR
 BALLOT PROPOSAL ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST OF THE YEAR OF THE ELECTION IN
 WHICH SUCH CANDIDATE IS SEEKING OFFICE OR SUCH PROPOSAL SHALL APPEAR  ON
 THE BALLOT. Such copies, schedules and scripts shall be preserved by the
 officer with whom or the board with which it is required to be filed for
 a period of one year from the date of filing thereof.
 
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S6896A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-106, 14-107 & 14-126, El L

2017-S6896A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to disclosure of the identities of political committees, persons, organizations or agents making certain expenditures for political communications; broadens the definition of "political communications".

2017-S6896A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6896A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6896--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              October 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAMINSKY, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to disclosure of the iden-
   tities of political  committees,  persons,  organizations,  or  agents
   making certain expenditures for political communications
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by section 3
 of subpart C of part H of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  14-106.  Political  communication. 1. The statements required to be
 filed under the provisions of this article next  succeeding  a  primary,
 general or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all broad-
 cast, cable or satellite schedules and scripts, internet, DIGITAL, print
 and   other  types  of  advertisements,  pamphlets,  circulars,  flyers,
 brochures, letterheads and other printed matter purchased  or  produced,
 and reproductions of statements or information published to five hundred
 or  more members of a general public audience by computer or other elec-
 tronic device including but not  limited  to  electronic  mail  or  text
 message,  purchased  in  connection  with  such election by or under the
 authority of the person filing the statement or  the  committee  or  the
 person on whose behalf it is filed, as the case may be. POLITICAL COMMU-
 NICATIONS  SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ALL OTHER PUBLISHED STATEMENTS CONVEYED TO
 FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE MEMBERS OF A GENERAL  PUBLIC  AUDIENCE  WHICH:  (I)
 IRRESPECTIVE  OF  WHEN  SUCH  STATEMENT  IS MADE, CONTAINS WORDS SUCH AS
 "VOTE", "OPPOSE", "SUPPORT", "ELECT", "DEFEAT", OR "REJECT", WHICH  CALL
 FOR  THE ELECTION OR DEFEAT OF THE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE; OR (II)
 REFERS TO AND ADVOCATES FOR OR AGAINST A CLEARLY IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE OR
 BALLOT PROPOSAL ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST OF THE YEAR OF THE ELECTION IN
 WHICH SUCH CANDIDATE IS SEEKING OFFICE OR SUCH PROPOSAL SHALL APPEAR  ON
 THE BALLOT. Such copies, schedules and scripts shall be preserved by the
 
              

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