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A 8242: 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.
What A 8242 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to make a candidate ineligible for public matching funds if they have been found to have misused public campaign funds in a prior election cycle. This ineligibility will continue until the candidate has fully repaid any misused funds, satisfied related penalties, and complied with remedial or restitution orders. The bill applies to all candidates participating in public financing starting from January 1st of the year following the bill's enactment.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8242
- What is the current status of A 8242?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8242 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 8242 pass?
- Not yet. A 8242 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8242, and where is it now?
- A 8242 was authored by Asm. Larinda Hooks. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| May. 05, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 307 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8242 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HOOKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to ineligibility to receive public matching funds due to the prior misuse of public funds The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 2 14-203-a to read as follows: 3 § 14-203-a. Ineligibility; prior misuse of public funds. 1. A candi- 4 date shall be ineligible to receive public matching funds under this 5 title if such candidate has been found in a prior election cycle to have 6 knowingly and willfully misused public campaign funds or committed 7 fraud, conversion, or unauthorized personal use of such funds, as deter- 8 mined by a final order of the state board of elections, a court of 9 competent jurisdiction, or any other lawful enforcement authority. 10 2. Such ineligibility shall continue unless and until the candidate 11 has fully repaid any misused funds, satisfied all civil penalties 12 related to such misused funds, and complied with any remedial or resti- 13 tution orders imposed as a result of such prior misuse of public 14 campaign funds or fraud, conversion or unauthorized personal use of such 15 funds. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 17 candidates participating in public financing beginning on and after the 18 first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become 19 a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11872-01-5
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