[First Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No. 2619 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
[First Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 2619
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by: Assemblyman JAY WEBBER District 26 (Morris and Passaic) Assemblyman GARY S. SCHAER District 36 (Bergen and Passaic) SYNOPSIS Prohibits legislative aide who works, or worked, directly for legislator in district office from making political contribution greater than $30 per election to that legislator; prohibits receipt of such contribution. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee on June 13, 2024, with amendments.
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JAY WEBBER
District 26 (Morris and Passaic)
Assemblyman GARY S. SCHAER
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits legislative aide who works, or worked, directly for legislator in district office from making political contribution greater than $30 per election to that legislator; prohibits receipt of such contribution.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee on June 13, 2024, with amendments.
An Act prohibiting certain campaign contributions and supplementing P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.). Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. 1[(1)]1 An individual who is employed, either full-time or part-time, by a member of the Legislature to work in the legislative district office of that legislator as an aide, personal assistant, manager, advisor or secretary, or is otherwise compensated directly by that legislator for activities or services regarding legislative duties, shall not make a contribution of money or other thing of value greater than $30 per election to the legislator's candidate committee or joint candidates committee. No legislator or individual associated with the legislator's candidate committee or joint candidates committee shall solicit or knowingly accept such a contribution. 1[(2) An individual who was employed, either full-time or part-time, by a member of the Legislature and worked in the legislative district office of that legislator as an aide, personal assistant, manager, advisor or secretary, or was otherwise compensated directly by that legislator for activities or services regarding legislative duties, shall not make a contribution of money or other thing of value greater than $30 per election to the legislator's candidate committee or joint candidates committee during the two-year period following his or her termination of employment or service. No legislator or individual associated with the legislator's candidate committee or joint candidates committee shall solicit or knowingly accept such a contribution.]1 b. Any individual found to be in violation of subsection a. of this section is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
An Act prohibiting certain campaign contributions and supplementing P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. 1[(1)]1 An individual who is employed, either full-time or part-time, by a member of the Legislature to work in the legislative district office of that legislator as an aide, personal assistant, manager, advisor or secretary, or is otherwise compensated directly by that legislator for activities or services regarding legislative duties, shall not make a contribution of money or other thing of value greater than $30 per election to the legislator's candidate committee or joint candidates committee. No legislator or individual associated with the legislator's candidate committee or joint candidates committee shall solicit or knowingly accept such a contribution.
1[(2) An individual who was employed, either full-time or part-time, by a member of the Legislature and worked in the legislative district office of that legislator as an aide, personal assistant, manager, advisor or secretary, or was otherwise compensated directly by that legislator for activities or services regarding legislative duties, shall not make a contribution of money or other thing of value greater than $30 per election to the legislator's candidate committee or joint candidates committee during the two-year period following his or her termination of employment or service. No legislator or individual associated with the legislator's candidate committee or joint candidates committee shall solicit or knowingly accept such a contribution.]1
b. Any individual found to be in violation of subsection a. of this section is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.