Bill Text: NJ A2619 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-09-19 - Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee [A2619 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2024-A2619-Amended.html

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[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.

  

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.