Bill Text: NY S08872 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that a candidate may use contributions received by the campaign for childcare expenses where such candidate is the primary caregiver of the child and such expenses are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-31 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S08872 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S08872-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8872 IN SENATE May 31, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- 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 certain campaign expenses for personal use The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 14-130 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 5-a to read as follows: 3 5-a. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a candidate from using 4 contributions received by the campaign for childcare expenses where such 5 candidate is the primary caregiver of the child and such expenses are 6 incurred as a direct result of campaign activity. For the purposes of 7 this subdivision, the use of funds for childcare expenses shall not be 8 deemed to be considered "converted by any person to a personal use" as 9 otherwise prohibited by this section. 10 § 2. The state board of elections shall promulgate any rules or regu- 11 lations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. 12 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 13 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16089-02-8
