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NY A00315

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Friend

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article 9 requiring the state legislature to reimburse cities, counties, towns, and villages for costs of state-mandated new programs or increased service levels

  • Would take effect January 1 following voter approval of the constitutional amendment

  • Requires the legislature to establish procedures for allocating reimbursement funds among local governments

  • Exempts mandates where federal reimbursement or matching funds are available and state funding would disqualify or impair a municipality's ability to receive those federal funds

  • Follows the constitutional amendment process requiring referral to the next legislative session after a general election and publication for three months before voter consideration

Legislative Description

Requires the legislature to provide funding to reimburse localities for the costs associated with expenditures made as a requirement of any law which mandates the undertaking of a new program or increases the level of service of an existing program by a locality; requires the legislature to establish procedures for the allocation of funds among the local governments.

Last Action

opinion referred to judiciary

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/30/2026
Ways and Means6/6/2025
Judiciary1/29/2025
Ways and Means1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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