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Assembly Bill A7834

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of campaign funds for any settlement fees, fines or penalties for sexual harassment civil or criminal actions

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2019-A7834 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-130, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A53
2023-2024: A4734
2025-2026: A7463

2019-A7834 - Summary

Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay any settlement fees, fines or penalties for sexual harassment civil or criminal actions.

2019-A7834 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7834
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- 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 to pay any settlement fees for sexual harassment civil or crimi-
   nal actions
 
   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 is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  NO  CAMPAIGN  FUNDS  SHALL  BE USED TO PAY ANY SETTLEMENT FEES FOR
 SEXUAL HARASSMENT CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTION, INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION
 FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF STATE LAW ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY  A
 CANDIDATE,  PUBLIC  OR PARTY OFFICIAL, MEMBERS OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY
 OR DOMESTIC PARTNER.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD09788-01-9

2019-A7834A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-130, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A53
2023-2024: A4734
2025-2026: A7463

2019-A7834A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay any settlement fees, fines or penalties for sexual harassment civil or criminal actions.

2019-A7834A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7834--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to the use of campaign
   funds to pay any  settlement  fees,  fines  or  penalties  for  sexual
   harassment civil or criminal actions
 
   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)  PAYMENT  OF  ANY  SETTLEMENT  FEES,  FINES OR PENALTIES ASSESSED
 AGAINST THE CANDIDATE IN CONNECTION WITH A  CRIMINAL  OR  CIVIL  ACTION,
 INVESTIGATION,  OR  PROSECUTION  INVOLVING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASS-
 MENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09788-03-9

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