Bill Text: NY S07402 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7402 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the solicitation of political contributions from subordinate employees by an officer or employee of the state, regardless of whether such subordinate employee makes a political contribution.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S07402 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S07402-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7402

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                   September 27, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  the  solicitation  of
          political  contributions  from  employees by an officer or employee of
          the state

          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 17-158
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  17-158.    Solicitation  of  political  contributions;  subordinate
     4  employees.  Any officer or employee of the  state,  or  of  a  political
     5  subdivision thereof, who knowingly solicits a political contribution for
     6  any party committee, candidate, or person from any subordinate employee,
     7  shall  be  guilty of a class E felony, regardless of whether a political
     8  contribution is made by such subordinate  employee;  provided,  however,
     9  that  nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit an employee from making
    10  a voluntary political contribution.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13288-01-1