Assembly Bill A3163

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to penalties for unlawful campaign contributions to county or town committees

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A3163 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-126, El L; amd §470.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5829

2019-A3163 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any person, acting on behalf of a public officer, candidate or political committee, who solicits a contribution to a county or town committee for the benefit of a candidate to whom such direct contribution is unlawful, shall be guilty of a class D felony.

2019-A3163 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3163
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BYRNE, RA, MORINELLO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A.   B. MILLER, M. L. MILLER --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law and the penal law, in relation to
   penalties for  unlawful  campaign  contributions  to  county  or  town
   committees

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14-126 of the election law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  ANY PERSON, ACTING ON BEHALF OF A PUBLIC OFFICER, CANDIDATE OR ANY
 AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED POLITICAL COMMITTEE, WHO SOLICITS A  CONTRIB-
 UTION  TO  A  COUNTY OR TOWN COMMITTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF A CANDIDATE TO
 WHOM A DIRECT CONTRIBUTION OF SUCH AMOUNT IS UNLAWFUL, SHALL  BE  GUILTY
 OF A CLASS D FELONY.
   §  2.  Subdivision 3 of section 470.00 of the penal law, as amended by
 chapter 489 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   3. "Transaction" includes a payment,  purchase,  sale,  loan,  pledge,
 gift, transfer, or delivery, and with respect to a financial institution
 includes  a  deposit, withdrawal, transfer between accounts, exchange of
 currency, loan, extension of credit, purchase  or  sale  of  any  stock,
 bond,  certificate  of  deposit,  or other monetary instrument, use of a
 safe deposit box, or  any  other  payment,  transfer,  or  delivery  by,
 through,  or  to a financial institution, by whatever means effected, OR
 ANY ACT PROHIBITED BY SECTION 14-126 OF THE ELECTION  LAW,  except  that
 "transaction"   shall  not  include  payments  to  attorneys  for  legal
 services.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03098-01-9

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