Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to election law |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A219
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KAVANAGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Brian Kolb
Sandy Galef
Steven McLaughlin
Michael G. Miller
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Alec Brook-Krasny
Jane Corwin
Gary Finch
2013-A219 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 219 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, KOLB, GALEF, McLAUGHLIN -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BROOK-KRASNY, CORWIN, FINCH, GOODELL, MAGEE, McKEVITT, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to forfeiture of unspent campaign funds after criminal conviction and resignation of the elected official THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 14-131 to read as follows: S 14-131. CONTRIBUTION FUNDS; FORFEITURE AFTER CRIMINAL CONVICTION. 1. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY AN ELECTED CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, WHO IS CHARGED WITH A CRIME, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE AUDIT AND ANY UNSPENT CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS UPON CONVICTION OR RESIGNATION OF SUCH ELECTED CANDIDATE. 2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY WHEREIN THE ELECTION OCCURRED, SHALL HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER THE FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS. TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, THE PROCEDURES OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES SHALL GOVERN THE PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION. 3. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL RECEIVE ANY FORFEITED UNSPENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, RETURN SUCH FUNDS TO THE PRIVATE SOURCE OF SUCH FUNDS. IN THE CASE OF ANY UNSPENT PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS, THE UNSPENT CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE APPLICABLE ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE FUND. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02177-01-3
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