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NY S04910

Bill

Status

Passed

11/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

James Skoufis

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all political committees making expenditures for political communications to disclose their identity with "Paid for by:" followed by the committee name on printed, digital, and non-printed communications.

  • Specifies disclosure format requirements: printed or digital communications must display text legibly, while non-printed communications like radio or automated calls must clearly speak the statement.

  • Exempts promotional items of nominal value (pens, bumper stickers, yard signs, buttons, shirts, bags, balloons) that limit content to candidate name, office, and brief message from disclosure requirements.

  • Exempts small digital media advertisements unable to contain the "paid for by" statement if they include a link to another webpage where the statement is prominently displayed.

  • Establishes civil penalties up to $1,000 or the cost of the communication (whichever is greater) for falsely identifying or knowingly failing to identify political committees as required, enforceable by the state board of elections.

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

approval memo.10

11/8/2019

Committee Referrals

Codes3/12/2019
Election Law2/5/2019
Elections3/29/2019

Full Bill Text

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