Senate Bill S1392

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S1392 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-130, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4015
2019-2020: S2004

2021-S1392 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay attorney's fees or any costs for the actual defense of a candidate, public or party official, members of their immediate family or domestic partner in connection with a criminal action, investigation, or prosecution; restricts use of such funds for costs related to certain civil actions.

2021-S1392 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1392 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1392
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BROOKS, ADDABBO, SANDERS -- 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. Paragraphs (x) and (xi) of subdivision 3 of section 14-130
 of the election law, paragraph (x) as  amended  and  paragraph  (xi)  as
 added  by  chapter  136 of the laws of 2019, are amended and a new para-
 graph (xii) is added to read as follows:
   (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, other than expenses incurred in the  campaign
 or in the execution of the duties of public office or party position[.];
 AND
   (XII)  PAYMENT  OF  ANY  ATTORNEY'S  FEES  OR ANY COSTS FOR THE ACTUAL
 DEFENSE OF A CANDIDATE, PUBLIC OR PARTY OFFICIAL, MEMBERS OF THEIR IMME-
 DIATE FAMILY, OR DOMESTIC PARTNER IN CONNECTION WITH A CRIMINAL  ACTION,
 INVESTIGATION, OR PROSECUTION.  SUCH FUNDS SHALL ONLY BE USED EXCLUSIVE-
 LY  FOR  COSTS  RELATED  TO CIVIL ACTIONS INSTITUTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
 SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD03533-01-1

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