Do you support this bill?

Senate Bill S5094

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of campaign funds for attorney's fees

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

co-Sponsors

2013-S5094 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-130, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S338
2017-2018: S88
2019-2020: S50
2021-2022: S682
2023-2024: S896
2025-2026: S932

2013-S5094 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of campaign funds to pay attorney's fees.

2013-S5094 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5094 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5094

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 8, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. O'BRIEN, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BRESLIN, DILAN, GIANARIS,
  GIPSON,  HOYLMAN,  KRUEGER,  PERKINS,  SERRANO,  SQUADRON,   STAVISKY,
  STEWART-COUSINS,  TKACZYK  -- 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  the  use  of  campaign
  funds to pay attorney's fees

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 14-130 of the election law, as added by chapter 152
of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
  S 14-130. Campaign funds for personal use. Contributions received by a
candidate or a political  committee  may  be  expended  for  any  lawful
purpose.  Such  funds shall not be converted by any person to a personal
use which is unrelated to a political  campaign  or  the  holding  of  a
public office or party position.  NO CAMPAIGN FUNDS SHALL BE USED TO PAY
ATTORNEY'S  FEES OR ANY COSTS OF DEFENDING AGAINST ANY CIVIL OR CRIMINAL
ACTION, INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF STATE  OR
FEDERAL  LAW  ALLEGED  TO  HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY A CANDIDATE, PUBLIC OR
PARTY OFFICIAL, MEMBERS OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY  OR  DOMESTIC  PARTNER
UNLESS  SUCH  EXPENDITURE IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR COSTS RELATED TO CIVIL
ACTIONS INSTITUTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have  become a law; provided, however, that the state board of elections
shall notify  all  registered  campaign  committees  of  the  applicable
provisions  of  this  act  within  thirty days after this act shall have
become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10322-02-3

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.