Senate Bill S4910

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to disclosure of the identities of political committees making certain expenditures for political communications

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4668 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S4910 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4668
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§14-106, 14-107 & 14-126, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5980
2015-2016: S2157, A4286
2017-2018: S3154, A2158

2019-S4910 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S4910 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4910 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4910
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. Section 14-106 of the election law, as amended by section 3
 of part JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  14-106.  Political  communication. 1. The statements required to be
 filed under the provisions of this article next  succeeding  a  primary,
 general or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all broad-
 cast,  cable  or  satellite  schedules  and  scripts,  paid  internet or
 digital, print and other types of advertisements, pamphlets,  circulars,
 flyers,  brochures,  letterheads  and  other printed matter purchased or
 produced, and reproductions of statements or  information  published  to
 five hundred or more members of a general public audience by computer or
 other  electronic device including but not limited to electronic mail or
 text message, purchased in connection with such election by or under the
 authority of the person filing the statement or  the  committee  or  the
 person  on  whose  behalf  it is filed, as the case may be. Such copies,
 schedules and scripts shall be preserved by the officer with whom or the
 board with which it is required to be filed for a  period  of  one  year
 from the date of filing thereof.
   2.  ALL  POLITICAL COMMITTEES THAT MAKE AN EXPENDITURE FOR A POLITICAL
 COMMUNICATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY  OF  THE  POLI-
 TICAL  COMMITTEE  WHICH MADE THE EXPENDITURE FOR SUCH POLITICAL COMMUNI-
 CATION. THE DISCLOSURE ON PRINTED OR DIGITAL  POLITICAL  COMMUNICATIONS,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO BROCHURES, FLYERS, POSTERS, MAILINGS, OR
 INTERNET ADVERTISING SHALL BE PRINTED OR TYPED IN AN APPROPRIATE LEGIBLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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