Bill Text: NY S00338 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the use of campaign funds to pay attorney's fees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-09 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S00338 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          338
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 to pay attorney's fees
         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, as added by chapter 152
    2  of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S 14-130. Campaign funds for personal use. Contributions received by a
    4  candidate or a political  committee  may  be  expended  for  any  lawful
    5  purpose.  Such  funds shall not be converted by any person to a personal
    6  use which is unrelated to a political  campaign  or  the  holding  of  a
    7  public office or party position.  NO CAMPAIGN FUNDS SHALL BE USED TO PAY
    8  ATTORNEY'S  FEES OR ANY COSTS OF DEFENDING AGAINST ANY CIVIL OR CRIMINAL
    9  ACTION, INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF STATE  OR
   10  FEDERAL  LAW  ALLEGED  TO  HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY A CANDIDATE, PUBLIC OR
   11  PARTY OFFICIAL, MEMBERS OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY  OR  DOMESTIC  PARTNER
   12  UNLESS  SUCH  EXPENDITURE IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR COSTS RELATED TO CIVIL
   13  ACTIONS INSTITUTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
   15  have  become a law; provided, however, that the state board of elections
   16  shall notify  all  registered  campaign  committees  of  the  applicable
   17  provisions  of  this  act  within  thirty days after this act shall have
   18  become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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