A 11667: Changes the timing of the initial payment of public campaign financing funds to be no earlier than July 9th and no later than July 11th.
<p> This bill amends the New York Election Law to establish specific timelines for the Public Campaign Finance Board (PCFB) to schedule payments of public matching funds for general elections. For the general election period, the board must make one payment between July 9 and July 11, followed by additional payments in July, August, September, October, November, and December. The law also sets a minimum of three payment days within the thirty days prior to any other covered election. Furthermore, the bill requires that a certification be filed with the board no later than fifteen business days before a candidate becomes eligible to receive funds. If a scheduled payment date falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the payment must be made on the next business day. Additionally, the board must provide candidates with written determinations explaining any non-payment and reports detailing a…
- What is the current status of A 11667?
- As of September 27, 2026, A 11667 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on September 2, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 11667 pass?
- Not yet. A 11667 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11667, and where is it now?
- A 11667 was authored by Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
| Sep. 02, 2026 | referred to election law |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11667 IN ASSEMBLY September 2, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Dinowitz) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the timing for payment of public campaign matching funds for a general election The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 14-205 of the 2 election law, as added by section 6 of part OO of chapter 55 of the laws 3 of 2025, is amended to read as follows: 4 (b) The PCFB shall schedule payment dates as follows: for the primary 5 election period, one payment no later than one week after the deadline 6 to accept or decline designations for the primary election, and at least 7 four payments prior to the primary date; for the general election peri- 8 od, one payment no earlier then July ninth and no later than July 9 [first] eleventh, at least one additional payment in July, at least one 10 payment in August, at least two payments in September, at least two 11 payments in October, at least one payment in November, and at least one 12 payment in December; and for any other covered election, a minimum of 13 three payment days within the thirty days prior to such covered 14 election. If any of such payments, except the first payment for the 15 general election, would require payment on a weekend or federal holiday, 16 payment shall be made on the next business day. A certification pursuant 17 to paragraph (d) of subdivision one of section 14-203 of this title 18 shall be required to have been filed with the PCFB no later than fifteen 19 business days prior to the payment date on which a participating candi- 20 date is eligible to receive public funds pursuant to this subdivision. 21 For purposes of such payment dates, the PCFB shall provide each candi- 22 date with a written determination specifying the basis for any non-pay- 23 ment and a report of all contributions accepted and matched with public 24 funds. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16218-02-6