New York Senate Bill 6116 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-05-29 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enacts the "integrity in elections act of 2019"; authorizes a change of party affiliation not less than 25 days prior to the next ensuing primary, general or special election; requires the majority vote of the entire party committee for the jurisdiction in which a candidate for public office is running, in order to nominate such candidate as the party candidate; prohibits the transfer of funds between a candidate and committees not formed for the purposes of such candidate; limits independent expenditures for political purposes; limits contributions to $2,600 to any single candidate during an election cycle; enacts campaign finance reform to provide for matching funds for the campaigns of state elected officials; authorizes the imposition of an additional surcharge on recoveries for fraudulent practices regarding stocks, bonds and other securities; establishes the New York state campaign finance fund; provides for a New York state campaign finance fund check-off.

Enacts the "integrity in elections act of 2019"; authorizes a change of party affiliation not less than 25 days prior to the next ensuing primary, general or special election; requires the majority vote of the entire party committee for the jurisdiction in which a candidate for public office is running, in order to nominate such candidate as the party candidate; prohibits the transfer of funds between a candidate and committees not formed for the purposes of such candidate; limits independent expenditures for political purposes; limits contributions to $2,600 to any single candidate during an election cycle; enacts campaign finance reform to provide for matching funds for the campaigns of state elected officials; authorizes the imposition of an additional surcharge on recoveries for fraudulent practices regarding stocks, bonds and other securities; establishes the New York state campaign finance fund; provides for a New York state campaign finance fund check-off.

Sen. Diane Savino [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-29	Senate	RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
2019-05-16	Senate	REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6116
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S06116&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S06116