Senate BillIntroduced
S 89: Requires the fair campaign code to require campaign literature and other mass media identify the person, political party or committee authorizing such material.
What S 89 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to establish a "fair campaign code" that sets forth ethical standards for campaign conduct. It requires the state board of elections to adopt the code after public hearings, which includes specific prohibitions against practices such as political espionage and subversion of the political process. The code also mandates that all campaign literature, media advertisements, public speeches, press releases, and other writings must clearly identify the person, party, or committee responsible for the material. The bill takes effect 180 days after it becomes law, and allows for the immediate implementation of necessary rules and regulations for its effective date.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Author and sponsors
Full contact details, staff, and committees with Connect, $16/moUnlockRecent actions2 total · showing 2
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
| Jan. 08, 2025 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 314 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 89 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, GOUNARDES, LIU, MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to media identification requirements in the fair campaign code The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-106 of the election law, as 2 amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 1978 and as redesignated by chapter 3 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 4 1. In addition to the powers and duties elsewhere enumerated in this 5 article, the state board of elections, after public hearings, shall 6 adopt a "fair campaign code" setting forth ethical standards of conduct 7 for persons, political parties and committees engaged in election 8 campaigns including, but not limited to, specific prohibitions against 9 practices of political espionage and other political practices involving 10 subversion of the political parties and process, and requiring that all 11 campaign literature, media advertisements or broadcasts, public speech- 12 es, press releases and other writing shall identify the person, poli- 13 tical party or committee authorizing such material. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 15 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 16 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 17 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 18 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00660-01-5
Text of S 89 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions