New York A 3415: Relates to public-facing websites operated by political committees

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A03415 Summary:

BILL NOA03415 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01030

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSRSeawright, Taylor, Lupardo, Shimsky, Davila, O'Pharrow, Alvarez, Jacobson, Buttenschon, Kassay,
 Reyes, Burroughs, Lunsford, Levenberg, Otis, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§14-106 & 14-107, El L

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Requires public-facing websites operated by political committees to contain "paid for by" language; adds such public-facing websites to the list of political communications that qualify as independent expenditures.

Go to top A03415 Actions:

BILL NOA03415 

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01/27/2025referred to election law

03/25/2025reported referred to codes

04/02/2025reported 

04/03/2025advanced to third reading cal.92

04/07/2025substituted by s1030

&nbspS01030 AMEND= GONZALEZ

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

&nbsp01/13/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp01/13/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.4

&nbsp01/13/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/13/2025referred to election law

&nbsp04/07/2025substituted for a3415

&nbsp04/07/2025ordered to third reading cal.92

&nbsp05/15/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/15/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/01/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/05/2025SIGNED CHAP.595

Go to topA03415 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW Chair:Walker 
DATE:03/25/2025AYE/NAY:9/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes WalkerAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

Carroll RCAyeMikulinNay

TaylorAyeTagueNay

JacobsonAyeBrook-KrasnyNay

MamdaniAye

GallagherAbsent

RiveraAye

Chandler-WatermAbsent

WiederAye

Carroll P Aye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:04/02/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookExcusedReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightExcusedMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA03415 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03415 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3415

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to public-facing websites
 operated by political committees

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 14-106 of the election law, as
 2 added by chapter 454 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 3 2. All political committees that make an expenditure for a political
 4 communication shall be required to disclose the identity of the poli-
 5 tical committee which made the expenditure for such political communi-
 6 cation. The disclosure on printed or digital political communications,
 7 including but not limited to brochures, flyers, posters, mailings, publ-
 8 ic-facing websites, or internet advertising shall be printed or typed in
 9 an appropriate legible form to read as follows: "Paid for by:" followed
 10 by the name of the political committee making the expenditure. The
 11 disclosure on non-printed or digital political communications shall
 12 clearly and prominently display and/or speak the following statement:
 13 "Paid for by:" followed by the name of the political committee making
 14 the expenditure. In the case of a political communication that is not
 15 visual, such as radio or automated telephone calls, clearly speaking the
 16 statement will satisfy the requirements of this section. In the case of
 17 a public-facing website paid for, hosted, and/or operated by a political
 18 committee, the disclosure shall be clearly displayed within each naviga-
 19 ble webpage of such website.
 20 § 2. Paragraph (a) and subparagraph (v) of paragraph (b) of subdivi-
 21 sion 1 of section 14-107 of the election law, paragraph (a) as amended
 22 by section 4 of part JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018 and subpara-
 23 graph (v) of paragraph (b) as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter
 24 286 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:

 EXPLAN