S 1235 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the ability of the New York state medical care facilities finance agency to issue certain bonds and notes

This bill increases the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency's borrowing limit for hospital and nursing home project bonds from $18.2 billion to $20.2 billion. It directly affects medical facilities seeking financing for construction or improvements by allowing the agency to issue up to $200 million more in bonds. Key provisions include a new rule ensuring that refunding bonds don’t increase long-term debt costs and clearer requirements for maintaining reserve funds. The bill modifies existing law to expand financing capacity while maintaining fiscal safeguards.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

S1235 S1235A · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency Act to update its title and committee assignment, while making minor formatting adjustments to the text of the existing law regarding bond issuance limits and reserve fund requirements.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from S 1235 to S 1235--A, indicating it is an amended version of the original bill.

Committee assignment updated to reflect that the bill was discharged from committee, amended, reprinted, and recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.

Minor formatting adjustments to the act title and section numbering for consistency with legislative markup standards.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

200
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Mar 4, 2025
D Democratic14
13 Yea 1
92% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0-1)
senate
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1235A
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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