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NY A03794
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Durso
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AI Summary
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Establishes a 3-year moratorium prohibiting the state from enacting unfunded mandates on local governments, including counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and special districts
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Defines "unfunded mandate" as state laws requiring new programs or higher service levels that cost any local government over $10,000 annually or exceed $1 million in aggregate statewide costs
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Includes mandates that require local governments to grant new property tax exemptions or broaden existing exemptions that would reduce revenue beyond the $10,000/$1 million thresholds
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Exempts from the moratorium: court-ordered requirements, permissive/optional programs, home rule requests, federal mandate pass-throughs, laws applying equally to government and private entities, laws easing existing requirements, and public health/safety emergencies
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Requires the State Comptroller to issue a report by January 1 of the fourth year analyzing the fiscal impact of state legislation on local governments and recommending whether the moratorium should be extended, made permanent, or allowed to expire
Legislative Description
Prohibits the enactment of unfunded mandates for a period of three years; instructs the state comptroller to conduct a report on the annual fiscal impact enacted state legislation has on the revenues and expenses of local municipalities.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026