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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S3113
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2021-S3113 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S3113 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3113 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to increasing penalties for certain violations PURPOSE: This legislation would increase fines and penalties for certain violations; requires refund of certain illegal contributions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Election Law § 14-126 to increase civil penalties for violations of New York's campaign finance laws. The bill imposes civil penalties of up to $10,000 for expending campaign funds for personal use; and political committee violations of the campaign finance law. The bill also creates a penalty for those who establish a partnership or limited liability company to evade the contribution
2021-S3113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3113 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 27, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, SERRANO -- 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 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 by chapter 87 of the laws of 2020, subdivision 7 as added by section 12 of part JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, and subdivision 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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