Senate Bill S4733A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires social media influencers to disclose when they share on social media that they are being paid by a campaign

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

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2023-S4733 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-106, El L

2023-S4733 - Summary

Requires social media influencers to disclose when they share on social media that they are being paid by a campaign; authorizes the state board of elections to promulgate certain regulations.

2023-S4733 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4733 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4733
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 campaigns and
   social media influencers to disclose when they share on  social  media
   that they are being paid by a campaign

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by  chapter
 454 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   §  14-106.  Political  communication. 1. The statements required to be
 filed under the provisions of this article next  succeeding  a  primary,
 general or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all broad-
 cast,  cable  or  satellite  schedules  and  scripts,  paid  internet or
 digital, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS MADE BY THE CAMPAIGN  OR  INDIVID-
 UALS  BEING  PAID  BY  THE CAMPAIGN, print and other types of advertise-
 ments, pamphlets, circulars, flyers, brochures,  letterheads  and  other
 printed matter purchased or produced, and reproductions of statements or
 information  published  to  five  hundred  or  more members of a general
 public audience by computer or other electronic device including but not
 limited to electronic mail or text message, purchased in connection with
 such election by or under the authority of the person filing the  state-
 ment  or the committee or the person on whose behalf it is filed, as the
 case may be. Such copies, schedules and scripts shall  be  preserved  by
 the officer with whom or the board with which it is required to be filed
 for a period of one year from the date of filing thereof.
   2.  All  political committees that make an expenditure for a political
 communication shall be required to disclose the identity  of  the  poli-
 tical  committee  which made the expenditure for such political communi-
 cation. The disclosure on printed or digital  political  communications,
 including  but  not  limited to brochures, flyers, posters, mailings, or
 internet advertising, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS MADE BY THE  CAMPAIGN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09268-01-3
              

2023-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-106, El L

2023-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires social media influencers to disclose when they share on social media that they are being paid by a campaign; authorizes the state board of elections to promulgate certain regulations.

2023-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4733A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4733--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections  --  recommitted
   to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring social  media
   influencers  to disclose when they share on social media that they are
   being paid by a campaign; and authorizes the state board of  elections
   to promulgate certain regulations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by  chapter
 454 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   §  14-106.  Political  communication. 1. The statements required to be
 filed under the provisions of this article next  succeeding  a  primary,
 general or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all broad-
 cast,  cable  or  satellite  schedules  and  scripts,  paid  internet or
 digital, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS BEING PAID  BY
 THE CAMPAIGN, print and other types of advertisements, pamphlets, circu-
 lars,  flyers, brochures, letterheads and other printed matter purchased
 or produced, and reproductions of statements or information published to
 five hundred or more members of a general public audience by computer or
 other electronic device including but not limited to electronic mail  or
 text message, purchased in connection with such election by or under the
 authority  of  the  person  filing the statement or the committee or the
 person on whose behalf it is filed, as the case  may  be.  Such  copies,
 schedules and scripts shall be preserved by the officer with whom or the
 board  with  which  it  is required to be filed for a period of one year
 from the date of filing thereof.
   2. All political committees that make an expenditure for  a  political
 communication  shall  be  required to disclose the identity of the poli-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09268-04-4
              

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