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                                   4993
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to contributions by execu-
   tive appointees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section  14-131
 to read as follows:
   §  14-131. CONTRIBUTIONS BY EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES. 1. (A) NO INDIVIDUAL
 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO  APPOINTEES  TO
 ANY COMMISSION, BOARD, COUNCIL, PANEL, OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY, SHALL MAKE A
 MONETARY  CONTRIBUTION  TO THE CAMPAIGN OF SUCH GOVERNOR OR TO ANY POLI-
 TICAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ORGANIZED BY OR FOR  THE  SPECIFIC  BENEFIT  OF
 SUCH GOVERNOR.
   (B)  SUCH  PROHIBITION  SHALL APPLY TO ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OCCURRING ONE
 YEAR PRIOR TO, DURING THE TERM OF, AND ONE YEAR FOLLOWING  THE  TERM  OF
 HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT.
   (C)  SUCH  PROHIBITION  SHALL  ALSO  APPLY  TO  ANYONE RESIDING IN THE
 APPOINTEE'S HOUSEHOLD INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A SPOUSE,  DOMESTIC
 PARTNER, OR CHILD.
   2.  BEFORE  AN  INDIVIDUAL IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE APPOINTEE
 SHALL IDENTIFY ANY  CONTRIBUTIONS  MADE  TO  SUCH  GOVERNOR  WITHIN  THE
 TWELVE-MONTH  PERIOD  IMMEDIATELY  PRIOR TO THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT, AND
 SUCH GOVERNOR SHALL REFUND THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF ANY SUCH CONTRIBUTION.
   3. NO APPOINTEE SHALL REQUEST OR DEMAND THAT ANY OTHER PERSON MAKE  OR
 OFFER TO MAKE ANY MONETARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAMPAIGN OF SUCH GOVERNOR
 OR  TO ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ORGANIZED BY OR FOR THE SPECIFIC
 BENEFIT OF SUCH GOVERNOR.
   4. SUCH PROHIBITION SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD  OF  REMOVING
 SUCH  APPOINTEE  FROM  OFFICE,  OR  REGARDLESS OF ANY REQUIREMENT ON THE
 APPOINTEE TO FILE A STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD09012-01-1

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   § 2. Section 14-126 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  (A)  ANY  PERSON  WHO,  UNDER  CIRCUMSTANCES EVINCING AN INTENT TO
 VIOLATE SUCH LAW, MAKES OR RECEIVES A CONTRIBUTION IN  CONTRAVENTION  OF
 SECTION  14-131  OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT
 TO EXCEED THE GREATER OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO  TWO
 HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION.
   (B)  ANY PERSON WHO, ACTING AS OR ON BEHALF OF AN OFFICEHOLDER, CANDI-
 DATE, OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE,  ACCEPTS  A  CONTRIBUTION  OR  RECEIVES  A
 TRANSFER  IN  CONTRAVENTION  OF  SECTION 14-131 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE
 REQUIRED TO REFUND SUCH CONTRIBUTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.