New York A 3960: Authorizes broadband franchises in N.Y. city

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A03960 Summary:

BILL NOA03960 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHawley

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COSPNSRDeStefano, DiPietro, Gallahan, Giglio, Tague

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MLTSPNSRAngelino

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Amd Art 14 Art Head, §§14-114 & 3-102, rpld Art 14 Title I Head, Title II Head, El L; rpld §92-t, §95 sub 5,
St Fin L; rpld §630-h, Tax L

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Relates to public financing for state office; provides limitations on contributions to candidates for election to any public office in the state.

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BILL NOA03960 

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01/30/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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Go to topA03960 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3960

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to public financing for
 state office; to repeal the title heading of title I and title II of
 the election law relating thereto; to repeal section 92-t and subdivi-
 sion 5 of section 95 of the state finance law relating to the New York
 state campaign finance fund; and to repeal section 630-h of the tax
 law relating to the New York state campaign finance fund check-off

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The article heading of article 14 of the election law, as
 2 amended by section 1 of part ZZZ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES; [PUBLIC FINANCING]
 5 § 2. The title heading of title I and title II of article 14 of the
 6 election law are REPEALED.
 7 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 14-114 of the election law, as amended
 8 by chapter 105 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 9 1. The following limitations apply to all contributions to candidates
 10 for election to any public office or for nomination for any such office,
 11 or for election to any party positions, and to all contributions to
 12 political committees working directly or indirectly with any candidate
 13 to aid or participate in such candidate's nomination or election, other
 14 than any contributions to any party committee or constituted committee:
 15 a. In any election for a public office to be voted on by the voters of
 16 the entire state, or for nomination to any such office, no contributor
 17 may make a contribution to any candidate or political committee,
 18 [participating in the state's public campaign financing system pursuant
 19 to title two of this article] and no [such] candidate or political
 20 committee may accept any contribution from any contributor, which is in
 21 the aggregate amount greater than [eighteen]: (i) in the case of any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05002-01-5

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 1 nomination to public office, the product of the total number of enrolled
 2 voters in the candidate's party in the state, excluding voters in inac-
 3 tive status, multiplied by $.005, but such amount shall be not less than
 4 four thousand dollars nor more than twelve thousand dollars [divided
 5 equally among the primary and general election in an election cycle] as
 6 increased or decreased by the cost of living adjustment described in
 7 paragraph c of this subdivision, and (ii) in the case of any election to
 8 a public office, twenty-five thousand dollars as increased or decreased
 9 by the cost of living adjustment described in paragraph c of this subdi-
 10 vision; provided however, that the maximum amount which may be so
 11 contributed or accepted, in the aggregate, from any candidate's child,
 12 parent, grandparent, [brother and sister] sibling, and the spouse of any
 13 such persons, shall not exceed in the case of any nomination to public
 14 office an amount equivalent to the product of the number of enrolled
 15 voters in the candidate's party in the state, excluding voters in inac-
 16 tive status, multiplied by $.025, and in the case of any election for a
 17 public