New York A 7463: Relates to the use of campaign funds for any settlement fees, fines or penalties for sexual harassment civil or criminal actions

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A07463 Summary:

BILL NOA07463 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09641

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SPONSORLavine

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Lee, Shimsky, Simon, Glick, Hevesi

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §14-130, El L

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

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BILL NOA07463 

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03/28/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7463

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Election Law

 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 (x) and (xi) of subdivision 3 of section 14-130
 2 of the election law, paragraph (x) as amended and paragraph (xi) as
 3 added by chapter 136 of the laws of 2019, are amended and a new para-
 4 graph (xii) is added to read as follows:
 5 (x) travel expenses including automobile purchases or leases, unless
 6 used for campaign purposes or in connection with the execution of the
 7 duties of public office or party position and usage of such vehicle
 8 which is incidental to such purposes or the execution of such duties;
 9 [and]
 10 (xi) childcare expenses, other than expenses incurred in the campaign
 11 or in the execution of the duties of public office or party position[.];
 12 and
 13 (xii) payment of any settlement fees, fines or penalties assessed
 14 against the candidate in connection with a criminal or civil action,
 15 investigation, or prosecution involving allegations of sexual harass-
 16 ment.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 18 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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