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NY A10742
Bill
Status
6/17/2016
Primary Sponsor
Carl Heastie
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AI Summary
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Establishes comprehensive definition of "independent expenditure committees" and prohibits coordination between such committees and candidates, including restrictions on shared staff, fundraising events, strategic discussions, and use of campaign materials within two years of elections.
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Requires independent expenditure committees to register with the state board of elections and disclose contributions over $1,000 and expenditures over $5,000, with accelerated 24-hour reporting within 30 days of elections.
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Creates new restrictions on campaign fund disposition requiring candidates to return funds to contributors, donate to charities, donate to SUNY/CUNY, donate to state general fund, or transfer to other political committees within two years of death.
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Lowers lobbying disclosure thresholds from $50,000 to $15,000 for spending triggers and from $5,000 to $2,500 for individual contribution reporting, while requiring disclosure of in-kind donations to 501(c)(4) organizations exceeding $2,500.
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Requires 501(c)(4) organizations making expenditures for covered communications exceeding $10,000 annually to file disclosure reports identifying donors of $1,000 or more and establishes registration requirements for political consultants serving both candidates and other clients.
Legislative Description
Relates to independent expenditures during election campaigns; provides that independent expenditures shall not include payments or expenditures where coordination occurs in the creation, formation or operation of the person making such payment or expenditure (Part A); relates to monies received and expenditures made by a party committee or constituted committee (Part B); amends the election law, in relation to disposition of campaign funds (Part C); relates to in-kind donations (Part D); relates to contingency fees (Part E); relates to the disclosure of certain donations by charitable non-profit entities (Part F); relates to the disclosure of certain activities by non-charitable non-profit entities (Part G); relates to the registration of certain service providers and political consulting services; defines terms (Part H); relates to communications with professional journalists and newscasters (Part I); relates to investigations by the joint commissioner on public ethics and to violations of the lobbying act (Part J); and relates to financial disclosure forms (Part K).
Last Action
substituted by s8160
6/17/2016