Senate Bill S2680

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 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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2019-S2680 - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-130, El L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S9130

2019-S2680 - Summary

Authorizes the use of campaign funds for childcare expenses where they are incurred in the campaign or in the execution of the duties of public office or party position.

2019-S2680 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2680 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2680
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MAYER, BROOKS, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, METZGER
   -- 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 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.
                                                            LBD02165-01-9

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2019-S2680A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-130, El L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S9130

2019-S2680A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of campaign funds for childcare expenses where they are incurred in the campaign or in the execution of the duties of public office or party position.

2019-S2680A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2680A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2680--A
     Cal. No. 614
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MAYER, BROOKS, GIANARIS, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, LIU, MAY,
   METZGER  --  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Elections  --  reported  favorably  from
   said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
   reading,  passed  by  Senate  and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
   vote reconsidered, restored to  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 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, OTHER THAN EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE CAMPAIGN
 OR IN THE EXECUTION OF THE DUTIES OF PUBLIC OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION.
   § 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.

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