NY State Senate Bill 2023-S2344

Senate Bill S2344

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the board of elections to maintain a database of all campaign finance disclosure report filers and to provide a means to search such database for active filers

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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
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to elections
Jan 20, 2023	referred to elections

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2023-S2344 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §14-123, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S5914
2021-2022: S283

2023-S2344 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of elections to maintain a database of all campaign finance disclosure report filers and to provide a means to search such database for active filers.

2023-S2344 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2344

SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of
elections to maintain a database of all campaign finance disclosure
report filers and to provide a means to search such database for active
filers

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to facilitate searches on the New
York State Board of Elections' website by distinguishing between active
and inactive data.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the election law by adding a new section 14-123 which
requires the board of election to maintain a database of all campaign
finance disclosure report filters on its website and separate active
from inactive committee filer's disclosure reports.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York State Board of Elections' website does not distinguish
between active or inactive committee accounts, candidates, or incum-
bents. Hence, constituents, incumbents, or campaign candidates must
peruse a plethora of irrelevant data to find information pertinent to
their needs. Requiring the New York State Board of Elections to categor-
ize the website's data will facilitate searches and improve data accura-
cy.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S283 of 2021-22: Referred to elections.

S5914 of 2019-20: Referred to elections.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law.
Effective immediately, the addition and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
date.

2023-S2344 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2344
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, SEPULVEDA -- 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 requiring the board of
   elections to maintain a database of all  campaign  finance  disclosure
   report  filers  and  to  provide  a  means to search such database for
   active filers
 
   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 14-123
 to read as follows:
   § 14-123. DATABASE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE REPORT  FILERS.  THE
 BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF ALL CAMPAIGN FINANCE
 DISCLOSURE REPORT FILERS ON ITS WEBSITE. THE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  A  MEANS TO LIMIT A SEARCH OF SUCH DATABASE TO DISPLAY ACTIVE
 FILERS ONLY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.    Effective immediately, the addition and/or repeal of any rule or
 regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
 date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01319-01-3

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