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A 6213: Prohibits candidates from soliciting contributions or donations from any contributor or donor using any material or medium pre-marking that such voter shall make a recurring contribution or donation to such candidate; provides that any candidate who does so may be liable for treble damages.
What A 6213 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prevent candidates from pre-marking contribution materials to ensure recurring payments. Candidates are not allowed to solicit contributions or donations using pre-marked materials. To make a recurring contribution, a voter must provide explicit consent. Passive action, such as failing to uncheck a pre-checked box, is not considered consent. Candidates must cancel recurring contributions or donations if a voter requests it. Violating the provisions of the bill can result in treble damages, in addition to any penalty. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6213
- What is the current status of A 6213?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6213 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 6213 pass?
- Not yet. A 6213 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6213, and where is it now?
- A 6213 was authored by Asm. Robert Carroll. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Feb. 27, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 27, 2025 · 266 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6213 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting candidates from pre-marking contribution materials to ensure recurring payments The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 14-134 2 to read as follows: 3 § 14-134. Recurring contributions. No candidate shall solicit contrib- 4 utions or donations from any contributor or donor using any material or 5 medium pre-marking that such voter shall make a recurring contribution 6 or donation to such candidate. Any candidate soliciting a recurring 7 contribution shall receive the affirmative consent of the contributor or 8 donor at the arrangement of the recurring contribution or donation. 9 Passive action by the contributor or donor, such as failing to uncheck a 10 pre-checked box authorizing a recurring contribution, shall not meet the 11 requirement of affirmative consent under this section. A candidate shall 12 immediately cancel recurring contributions or donations upon request of 13 the voter. Any candidate who violates the provisions of this section may 14 be liable for treble damages in addition to any penalty imposed on such 15 candidate. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08881-01-5
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