The New York State Senate

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                                  10764

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 17, 2018
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  the  use  of  campaign
  funds for childcare expenses

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (ix) and (x) of subdivision 3 of section  14-130
of  the  election law, as added by section 9 of part CC of chapter 56 of
the laws of 2015, are amended and a new paragraph (xi) is added to  read
as follows:
  (ix)  dues, fees, or gratuities at a country club, health club, recre-
ational facility or other entities with a similar purpose,  unless  they
are  expenses  connected  with  a specific fundraising event or activity
associated with a political campaign or the holding of public office  or
party position that takes place on the organization's premises; [and]
  (x)  travel  expenses including automobile purchases or leases, unless
used for campaign purposes or in connection with the  execution  of  the
duties  of  public  office  or  party position and usage of such vehicle
which is incidental to such purposes or the execution of such duties[.];
AND
  (XI) CHILDCARE EXPENSES, EXCEPT EXPENSES THAT ARE INCURRED AS A DIRECT
RESULT OF CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY.
  § 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.
                                                           LBD15942-01-8