Bill Text: NY A04995 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4995 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Restricts contributions by candidates' political committees to committees of other candidates to $1000.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to election law [A04995 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A04995-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4995
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 6, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, THIELE, WOERNER,
          GIGLIO, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Election Law
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  campaign  contribution
          restrictions
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section  14-115
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 14-115. Campaign contribution restrictions.  1. No political commit-
     4  tee authorized by a candidate, or any officer, member or agent of such a
     5  committee,  may contribute more than one thousand dollars per annum from
     6  funds owned or controlled by such committee to any  other  candidate  or
     7  political  committee authorized by another candidate, nor shall a candi-
     8  date or political committee authorized by a candidate, or  any  officer,
     9  member or agent of such a candidate or committee, accept such a contrib-
    10  ution.  Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to contrib-
    11  utions made pursuant to section 14-132 of this article.
    12    2. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine  up
    13  to one thousand dollars.
    14    §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
    15  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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