Senate Bill S9130

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of campaign funds for childcare expenses

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  • 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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2017-S9130 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10764
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-130, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S2680, A1108

2017-S9130 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of campaign funds for childcare expenses where they are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.

2017-S9130 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9130 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9130
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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

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