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NY A03082

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2023

Primary Sponsor

Edward Ra

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all state debt propositions on ballots to include an estimate of the amortization period and total expected debt service payable on the bonds, printed in the largest practicable type.

  • Mandates the State Comptroller provide debt service estimates to the State Board of Elections and Secretary of State within seven days of proposition authorization.

  • Requires state agencies to include debt service estimates in all publications explaining state debt propositions distributed to the public.

  • Increases the tax stabilization reserve fund cap from 2% to 5% of the general fund norm and increases annual deposits from 0.2% to 0.5% of surplus moneys.

  • Establishes a debt reduction reserve fund that must receive at least 10% of any annual general fund surplus after tax stabilization transfers, to be used exclusively for retiring or defeasing previously issued state-funded debt.

Legislative Description

Requires that any ballot proposition creating a state debt shall contain an estimate of the amortization period and the total expected debt service payable thereon until the bonds issued pursuant to such proposition are retired; relates to deposits to the tax stabilization reserve fund; provides that at least 10% of any surplus shall be used to pay down state debt.

Last Action

referred to election law

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Election Law2/2/2023

Full Bill Text

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