Bill Text: NY S04964 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires elected officials to post certain information regarding contributions on his or her website; failure to comply with this provision of this section shall constitute a class E felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-03 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S04964 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S04964-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4964
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      March 3, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  DIAZ, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Investigations
          and Government Operations
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  officers  law, in relation to requiring
          elected officials to post certain information regarding  contributions
          on his or her websites
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new  section
     2  61-a to read as follows:
     3    §  61-a.  Contributions posted on certain elected officials' websites.
     4  1.  The governor, the comptroller, the attorney general and  any  member
     5  of the senate or assembly shall:
     6    a.    post on the homepage of his or her websites a direct link to the
     7  board of elections website to such elected official's campaign  contrib-
     8  utions.
     9    b.  post on the homepage of his or her websites all contributions over
    10  two hundred fifty dollars within thirty days of receipt;  including  the
    11  exact amount of each contribution and the identity of the donor.
    12    2.  Such  elected  official shall be responsible for ensuring that the
    13  information as required in paragraphs a and b of subdivision one of this
    14  section is posted, either by the elected official or such elected  offi-
    15  cial's  designee,  provided,  however, that under no circumstances shall
    16  staff employed by the state of New York, while in the course of  his  or
    17  her  duties  as an employee of the state, be designated for the purposes
    18  of posting such information on the  campaign  websites  of  any  elected
    19  official.
    20    3.  Any person who shall knowingly and willfully violate any provision
    21  of this section shall be guilty of a class E felony.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07140-02-7