NY State Senate Bill 2023-S1559

Senate Bill S1559

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

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

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2023-S1559 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §14-102, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5545
2011-2012: S1564
2013-2014: S2540
2015-2016: S2859
2017-2018: S3055
2019-2020: S3073
2021-2022: S2111

2023-S1559 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the content of statements of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to and by political committees; requires such statements to include the occupation of the contributor, and in certain cases such person's employer and business address.

2023-S1559 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1559

SPONSOR: ADDABBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to the content of state-
ments of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures to
and by political committees

 
PURPOSE:

This bill is designed to increase the disclosure of contributor employ-
ment and campaign expenditure information.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends Election Law section 14-102 subdivision 1 to require
that the filing statements of political committees report the occupation
of contributors and transferors, and for people who contribute two
hundred dollars or more, the statements must disclose the name and
address of the person's employer. In addition. when an expenditure is
made for more than one purpose. or for goods and services provided by

more than one supplier, the statement must provide the amount expended
for each such purpose or to each such supplier. It also amends subdivi-
sion 3 to require that in promulgating regulations for filing statements
the state board draft them to assure compliance and obtain the most
disclosure possible.

Section 2: Provides that the Act takes effect sixty days after it
becomes a law, with provisions.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

These provisions increase disclosure of important information relative
to the source and expenditure of campaign funds, and brings such disclo-
sure more closely into alignment with federal law.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019: S. 3073 - Referred to Senate Elections Committee.

2020: S. 3073 - Referred to Senate Elections Committee.

2021: S. 2111 - Referred to Senate Elections Committee.

2022: S. 2111 - Referred to Senate Elections Committee.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill is effective sixty days after it becomes a law, with
provisions.

2023-S1559 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1559
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 the content  of  state-
   ments  of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures
   to and by political committees

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivisions  1 and 3 of section 14-102 of the election
 law, as amended by chapter 8 of the  laws  of  1978,  subdivision  1  as
 redesignated  by  chapter  9  of  the  laws of 1978 and subdivision 3 as
 renumbered by chapter 70 of the laws of 1983, are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  The  treasurer of every political committee which, or any officer,
 member or agent of any  such  committee  who,  in  connection  with  any
 election,  receives  or expends any money or other [valuable thing] ITEM
 OF VALUE or incurs any liability to pay money or  its  equivalent  shall
 file  statements  sworn,  or  subscribed  and bearing a form notice that
 false statements made therein are punishable as a  class  A  misdemeanor
 pursuant  to section 210.45 of the penal law, at the times prescribed by
 this article setting forth all the receipts, contributions  to  and  the
 expenditures  by  and liabilities of the committee, and of its officers,
 members and agents in its behalf.  Such  statements  shall  include  the
 dollar  amount  of  any  receipt,  contribution or transfer, or the fair
 market value of any receipt, contribution or transfer,  which  is  other
 than of money, the name [and], address AND OCCUPATION of the transferor,
 contributor  or  person  from  whom  received, OTHER THAN IN THE REGULAR
 COURSE OF A LENDER'S BUSINESS, AND FOR A NATURAL PERSON CONTRIBUTING TWO
 HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYER,
 AND THE BUSINESS ADDRESS OF EACH POLITICAL  COMMITTEE  OR  OTHER  ENTITY
 MAKING  SUCH CONTRIBUTION, OR ANY LOAN, GUARANTEE, OR OTHER SECURITY FOR
 SUCH A LOAN and if the transferor, contributor or person is a  political
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04122-01-3

 S. 1559                             2
 
 committee; the name of and the political unit represented by the commit-
 tee,  the  date  of its receipt, the dollar amount of every expenditure,
 the name and address of the person to whom it was made or  the  name  of
 and the political unit represented by the committee to which it was made
 and  the  date  thereof,  and  shall  state  clearly the purpose of such
 expenditure.  IF ANY ONE EXPENDITURE IS MADE FOR MORE THAN ONE  PURPOSE,
 OR  AS PAYMENT FOR GOODS OR SERVICES SUPPLIED BY MORE THAN ONE SUPPLIER,
 SUCH STATEMENT SHALL SET FORTH SEPARATELY EACH SUCH PURPOSE OR  SUPPLIER
 AND  THE AMOUNT EXPENDED FOR EACH SUCH PURPOSE OR TO EACH SUCH SUPPLIER.
 Any statement reporting a loan shall have attached to it a copy  of  the
 evidence of indebtedness.  Expenditures in sums under fifty dollars need
 not  be specifically accounted for by separate items in said statements,
 and receipts and contributions aggregating  not  more  than  ninety-nine
 dollars, from any one contributor need not be specifically accounted for
 by  separate  items  in  said  statements,  provided  however, that such
 expenditures, receipts and contributions shall be subject to  the  other
 provisions of section 14-118 of this article.
   3.  The  state  board  of  elections shall promulgate regulations with
 respect to the accounting methods to be applied IN COMPLYING  WITH,  AND
 in  preparing the statements required by, the provisions of this article
 and shall provide forms suitable for such statements.  SUCH  REGULATIONS
 SHALL BE DRAWN TO ASSURE SUCH COMPLIANCE AND OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE
 DISCLOSURE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have  become  a  law;  provided,  however,  that  contributions  legally
 received  prior  to  the  effective date of this act may be retained and
 expended for lawful purposes and shall  not  provide  the  basis  for  a
 violation of article 14 of the election law, as amended by this act; and
 provided,  further,  that  the state board of elections shall notify all
 candidates and political committees of the applicable provisions of this
 act within thirty days after this act shall have become a law.

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