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Senate Bill S784
2017-2018 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
2017-S784 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §14-114, rpld §14-124 sub 3, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S2200
2019-2020: S3535
2017-S784 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S784 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to party committee and constituted committee contribution and receipt limits; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of the election law relating thereto PURPOSE : To repeal the exemption from contribution limits to political party "housekeeping" accounts and to reduce the amount that can be contributed annually to a political party. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends paragraph a of subdivision 10 of section 14-114 of the election law to reduce the annual contribution limits to political parties or constituted committees from $62,500 to $25,000, which shall include contributions to party housekeeping accounts. Section 2. Repeals subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of the election law, which provides an exemption from contribution limits on monies received and expenditures made by a party committee or constituted committee to maintain a permanent headquarters and staff and carry on ordinary activities which are not for the express purpose of promoting the candidacy of specific candidates, aka "housekeeping" accounts.
2017-S784 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 784 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 party committee and constituted committee contribution and receipt limits; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of the election law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 10 of section 14-114 of the election law, as added by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: a. No contributor may make a contribution to a party or constituted committee and no such committee may accept a contribution from any contributor which, in the aggregate, is greater than [sixty-two] TWEN- TY-FIVE thousand [five hundred] dollars per annum, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ALL MONIES RECEIVED FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING A PERMANENT HEAD- QUARTERS AND STAFF AND FOR CARRYING ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE NOT FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE CANDIDACY OF SPECIFIC CANDI- DATES. § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 14-124 of the election law is REPEALED. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01952-01-7
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