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Assembly Bill A315

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to acts of the Legislature having fiscal impacts on local governments

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2025-A315 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 §4, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6760
2011-2012: A5983
2013-2014: A6068
2015-2016: A5384
2017-2018: A5186
2019-2020: A5365
2021-2022: A6102
2023-2024: A5652

2025-A315 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2025-A315 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    315
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. FRIEND, BLANKENBUSH, HAWLEY, PALMESANO, RA, MANK-
   TELOW, SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO, MORINELLO, DiPIETRO, WALSH, BRABENEC, TAGUE
   --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, McDONOUGH, MILLER -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to article 9 of the constitution, in relation  to
   acts of the legislature having fiscal impact on local governments
 
   Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That article 9 of the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 4 to read as follows:
   § 4. THE LEGISLATURE SHALL PROVIDE STATE FUNDING TO REIMBURSE  CITIES,
 COUNTIES,  TOWNS, AND/OR VILLAGES FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPENDI-
 TURES MADE AS A REQUIREMENT FOR ANY LAW, GENERAL OR  SPECIAL,  EFFECTIVE
 THE  FIRST  DAY  OF JANUARY SUCCEEDING THE APPROVAL OF THE VOTERS, WHICH
 MANDATES THE UNDERTAKING OF A NEW PROGRAM  OR  INCREASES  THE  LEVEL  OF
 SERVICE  OF AN EXISTING PROGRAM BY A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE. THE
 LEGISLATURE SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AMONG
 THE CITIES, COUNTIES, TOWNS, AND/OR VILLAGES.
   THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT OR MATCH-
 ING FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AND SUCH PROVISION WOULD  DISQUALIFY  A  MUNICI-
 PALITY, OR IMPAIR A MUNICIPALITY'S ABILITY, TO PARTICIPATE IN OR RECEIVE
 SUCH  FEDERAL FUNDS. THE LEGISLATURE SHALL, IN ITS DISCRETION, DETERMINE
 IF STATE FUNDING SHALL BE PROVIDED  FOR  THE  SUPPORT  OF  SUCH  FEDERAL
 PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY A MUNICIPALITY.
   §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
 referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89013-01-5

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