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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to election law |
Jun 15, 2019 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A8357
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BUCHWALD
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2019-A8357 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A8357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8357 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to increasing penalties for certain violations 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, as amended by section 6 of subpart C of part H of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, subdivision 1 as separately amended by section 1 of subpart B of part H of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, subdivision 3 as amended and subdivision 7 as added by section 12 of part JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, and subdi- vision 3-a as added by section 11 of part A of chapter 286 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: § 14-126. Violations; penalties. 1. (a) Any person who fails to file a statement required to be filed by this article shall be subject to a civil penalty, not in excess of one thousand dollars, to be recoverable in a special proceeding or civil action to be brought by the chief enforcement counsel pursuant to section 16-114 of this chapter. Any person who, three or more times within a given election cycle for such term of office, fails to file a statement or statements required to be filed by this article, shall be subject to a civil penalty, not in excess of ten thousand dollars, to be recoverable as provided for in this subdivision. (b) All payments received by the state board of elections pursuant to this section shall be retained in the appropriate accounts as designated by the division of the budget for enforcement activities by the board of elections. 2. Any person who, acting as or on behalf of a candidate or political committee, under circumstances evincing an intent to violate such law, unlawfully accepts a contribution in excess of a contribution limitation established in this article, shall be required to refund such excess EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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