Bill Commons

NY A 8242

in committee

Renders candidates ineligible to receive public matching funds when such candidate has been found in a prior election cycle to have misused public campaign funds

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8242 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8242 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

What is NY A 8242 about?

Renders candidates ineligible to receive public matching funds when such candidate has been found in a prior election cycle to have knowingly and willfully misused public campaign funds or committed fraud, conversion or unauthorized personal use of such funds; states that such ineligibility continues until the candidate has repaid such funds, satisfied civil penalties, and complied with orders imposed as a result of such prior misuse of public funds.

Who sponsors NY A 8242?

Larinda Hooks is the primary sponsor of NY A 8242.

Description

Renders candidates ineligible to receive public matching funds when such candidate has been found in a prior election cycle to have knowingly and willfully misused public campaign funds or committed fraud, conversion or unauthorized personal use of such funds; states that such ineligibility continues until the candidate has repaid such funds, satisfied civil penalties, and complied with orders imposed as a result of such prior misuse of public funds.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Larinda Hooksprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-05

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    referral-committee

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8242?summary=&detail=

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