Bill > A01334

This bill modifies existing election law regarding how party committees and constituted committees can use and transfer money. Specifically, the bill requires that monies used for maintaining party headquarters, staff, and ordinary activities must be deposited in a segregated (separate) account and can only be transferred to another party committee's segregated account, and such transfers can only be used for non-candidate related expenditures. The bill also adds a new restriction that these funds cannot be used for political communications that include or reference the name, likeness, or voice of any clearly identified candidate or elected official. This means party committees will have more stringent rules about how they can spend their operational funds, aimed at preventing these funds from being used to directly support or oppose specific political candidates. The changes are designed to create more transparency and limit the potential for indirect campaign financing through party committees.

Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1334