Bill Text: NY A04286 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Relates to disclosure of the identities of political committees making certain expenditures for political communications.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-16 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [A04286 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04286-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                         4286--B
                                                                Cal. No. 175
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 30, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ZEBROWSKI, LUPARDO, McDONALD, JAFFEE, THIELE,
          SIMOTAS, BENEDETTO, PAULIN, QUART, DINOWITZ, SEPULVEDA, STIRPE, ROSEN-
          THAL, STECK, FAHY, CAHILL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, MILLER, SOLAGES, CYMBROW-
          ITZ, RAIA, WEPRIN, LIFTON, ABINANTI, SANTABARBARA, MAYER,  FARRELL  --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CROUCH, GLICK, MAGEE, RAMOS --
          read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Election Law -- reported
          and referred to the Committee on Codes -- advanced to a third reading,
          amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  on  the  order  of
          third  reading  --  advanced  to  a third reading, amended and ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to disclosure of the iden-
          tities of political committees making certain expenditures  for  poli-
          tical communications
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by section 3
     2  of subpart C of part H of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended  to
     3  read as follows:
     4    §  14-106.  Political  communication. 1. The statements required to be
     5  filed under the provisions of this article next  succeeding  a  primary,
     6  general or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all broad-
     7  cast,  cable  or  satellite  schedules  and scripts, internet, print and
     8  other types of advertisements, pamphlets, circulars, flyers,  brochures,
     9  letterheads  and other printed matter purchased or produced, and reprod-
    10  uctions of statements or information published to five hundred  or  more
    11  members  of  a  general  public audience by computer or other electronic
    12  device including but not limited to electronic  mail  or  text  message,
    13  purchased  in connection with such election by or under the authority of
    14  the person filing the statement or the committee or the person on  whose
    15  behalf  it  is  filed,  as  the  case may be. Such copies, schedules and
    16  scripts shall be preserved by the officer with whom or  the  board  with
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07793-03-6
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