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NY A02231

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Edward Ra

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires ballot propositions authorizing state debt to include estimates of the amortization period (years to repay) and total debt service costs, printed in the largest practicable type

  • Mandates the State Comptroller provide debt service estimates to the Board of Elections and Secretary of State within 7 days of passage of the authorizing law

  • Requires all state publications explaining debt-related ballot propositions to include the amortization period and total debt service estimates

  • Increases tax stabilization reserve fund caps from 2% to 5% of the general fund norm, and increases annual transfers from 0.2% to 0.5% of the norm

  • Requires at least 10% of any remaining general fund surplus (after tax stabilization transfers) be deposited into the debt reduction reserve fund to retire outstanding 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

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Election Law1/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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