Bill Text: NY A07834 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to election law [A07834 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07834-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7834--A

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      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:

     1    Section 1.  Paragraphs (ix) and (x) of subdivision 3 of section 14-130
     2  of the election law, as added by section 9 of part CC of chapter  56  of
     3  the  laws of 2015, are amended and a new paragraph (xi) is added to read
     4  as follows:
     5    (ix) dues, fees, or gratuities at a country club, health club,  recre-
     6  ational  facility  or other entities with a similar purpose, unless they
     7  are expenses connected with a specific  fundraising  event  or  activity
     8  associated  with a political campaign or the holding of public office or
     9  party position that takes place on the organization's premises; [and]
    10    (x) travel expenses including automobile purchases or  leases,  unless
    11  used  for  campaign  purposes or in connection with the execution of the
    12  duties of public office or party position  and  usage  of  such  vehicle
    13  which is incidental to such purposes or the execution of such duties[.];
    14  and
    15    (xi)  payment  of  any  settlement  fees,  fines or penalties assessed
    16  against the candidate in connection with a  criminal  or  civil  action,
    17  investigation,  or  prosecution  involving allegations of sexual harass-
    18  ment.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
    20  have become a law.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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