| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S9641
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 3rd Senate District
2025-S9641 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S9641 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9641
SPONSOR: ADDABBO
TITLE OF BILL:
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 harass-
ment civil or criminal actions
PURPOSE:
To prohibit campaign funds from being used to pay settlement fees for
sexual harassment action, investigation or prosecution for alleged
violations of state law
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Section 14-120 of the election law by adding subdivi-
sion 7 which does not allow campaign funds to be used to pay settlement
fees for sexual harassment civil or criminal action, investigation, or
prosecution for alleged violations of stat law alleged to have been
committed by a candidate, public or party official, members of their
2025-S9641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
9641
I N S E N A T E
March 31, 2026
___________
Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 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 (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 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.
LBD05574-01-5
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