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NY A01376

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Edward Ra

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a three-year moratorium on unfunded mandates, defined as state laws imposing net additional costs exceeding $10,000 on any local government or $1 million statewide annually

  • Requires all bills affecting local government revenues or expenses to include detailed fiscal impact notes identifying the funding source, with bills invalidated if estimates prove inaccurate beyond the $10,000/$1 million thresholds

  • Creates an 11-member Mandate Relief Council chaired by the secretary to the governor, including legislative appointees, to review and recommend elimination or reform of burdensome mandates on local governments

  • Exempts from the moratorium laws required by court orders, federal mandates, home rule requests, permissive programs, measures applying equally to government and private entities, and immediate public health or safety threats

  • Empowers the council to refer regulatory mandates to the governor for repeal/modification by two-thirds vote, and statutory mandates by seven-member vote, with the council set to expire January 1, 2029

Legislative Description

Requires a three-year moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature; invalidates legislation that does not contain a detailed fiscal note identifying a funding source for certain costs to a political subdivision; restores the mandate relief council.

Last Action

referred to local governments

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Governments1/9/2025

Full Bill Text

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