# New York S 2454: Prohibits state reimbursement of campaign and political committees and legal defense funds for payments made on behalf of the criminal or civil defense of a state employee

New York S 2454, Prohibits state reimbursement of campaign and political committees and legal defense funds for payments made on behalf of the criminal or civil defense of a state employee, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Michael Gianaris (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-05-12 (REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 2454
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibits state reimbursement of campaign and political committees and legal defense funds for payments made on behalf of the criminal or civil defense of a state employee
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2026-05-12, REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- Sponsor: Michael Gianaris (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Governmental Operations, ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (74 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Gianaris (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Liu (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 60 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-28 | committee | Ethics And Internal Governance Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | committee | Ethics And Internal Governance Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-05-12: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (House)
- 2026-05-12: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-05-04: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: 1ST REPORT CAL.824 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: 1ST REPORT CAL.701 (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S2454)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S2454)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S2454-2025 (as of 2026-11-04).