Senate Resolution 1246 requires the Senate to approve a detailed spending plan before allocating $315,000 in state funds for housing initiatives during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It mandates that the plan - approved by the Senate President and Budget Director - must list specific grantees and exact funding amounts, rather than using a general allocation method. The resolution directly affects 10 housing organizations, including Neighborhood Housing Services of Brooklyn and West Bronx Housing Center, which are each allocated specific sums (e.g., $100,000 for West Bronx Housing Center). This process ensures Senate oversight through a majority vote on a formal resolution before funds are disbursed.
Senate Resolution 1241 requires the state to publish an itemized list of grantees and funding amounts for human services and veterans community services organizations for the 2024-25 fiscal year. It mandates that funds from the specified appropriation must be allocated only through a plan approved by the Senate Temporary President and Budget Director, which must either list each recipient with their exact amount or detail the allocation method. This resolution directly affects the 100+ community organizations listed (like Penates Inc. receiving $100,000 and Bronx Parent Housing Network receiving $25,000) by formalizing how their state funding will be distributed. The plan must then be included in a Senate resolution approved by a majority vote, ensuring legislative oversight before funds are disbursed. This is a procedural resolution governing fund distribution, not a new policy.
Senate Resolution 1242 amends the plan for New York's Economic Development Assistance Program to add two specific grants: $250,000 to Calvary Housing Development Fund Corporation for senior housing and $100,000 to New York City Department of Education for New York Sun Works, Inc. The resolution updates the schedule of approved grantees, requiring the revised list to be approved by the temporary Senate president, budget director, and a majority vote of the Senate. This change directly affects the two organizations receiving funds and the administrative process for allocating program monies originally appropriated in 2008 and reappropriated in 2025. The bill does not alter the program's overall structure but adjusts its current funding distribution.
Senate Resolution R 1238 amends a prior resolution to establish a required process for allocating $200,000 in state funds for housing initiatives during the 2024-25 fiscal year. It mandates that funds be distributed only after an itemized list of grantees (including specific organizations like Ali Forney Center and Broadway Housing Communities Inc.) and their allocated amounts is approved by the Senate's temporary president, budget director, and a majority vote of all elected senators. This procedural resolution directly affects the listed organizations by confirming their receipt of designated funding amounts, with no new policy changes to housing programs.
This Senate Resolution (R 1249) allocates $75,000 each to Roosevelt Public Library and Uniondale Public Library from a 2025-26 state appropriation for a pilot program expanding social work services in libraries. It requires that the allocation plan - which specifies the exact grantees and amounts - be approved by the temporary president of the Senate and the director of the budget, then passed by a majority vote of all elected senators in a roll call vote. The resolution was adopted on June 12, 2025, finalizing the grants for these two libraries to support social work services. This procedural resolution directly affects only the named libraries by securing their funding for the pilot program.
Senate Resolution 1251 establishes a required itemized list of grantees for 2025-26 state funding allocated to local governments and community-based nonprofits providing legal services (including domestic violence survivor support and indigent client representation) and violence prevention programs across upstate New York. The resolution mandates that all funding distribution plans - detailing exact grant amounts for specific organizations - must be approved by a majority of the full Senate via roll call vote. It specifically lists recipients like Albany Law School ($87,500), Legal Aid Society of Rochester ($218,750), and others, formalizing prior resolutions (R2704, R1406, R2693) for these programs. This procedural resolution ensures transparency in how state funds are distributed for criminal/civil legal aid and community safety initiatives.
This bill limits annual changes to property tax class assessments in Haverstraw, Rockland County, for 2025-2026. It prevents any single property class from having its tax base proportion increase by more than 1% from the previous year's adjusted rate, unless the town first passes a local law approving the change. The law applies only to Haverstraw's approved assessing unit and requires the town's legislative body to adjust class proportions if the 1% limit is triggered. This directly affects property owners in Haverstraw whose tax classifications might otherwise shift significantly year-to-year.
S 7790 authorizes the village of Croton-on-Hudson to impose a 3% tax on hotel and motel stays for short-term guests (less than 90 consecutive days), excluding permanent residents. Hotels and motels would collect the tax from guests and remit it to the village, with revenues deposited into the village’s general fund for any lawful purpose. The tax would expire after two years, and the bill includes specific collection rules and exemptions for certain entities like government bodies and nonprofits. This directly affects hotels, motels, and bed-and-breakfast facilities operating within Croton-on-Hudson.
S 8155 allows the cities of Utica and Rome to impose a 3% occupancy tax on hotel, motel, and bed-and-breakfast stays for guests renting rooms overnight. The tax applies to the daily rental cost of rooms (not long-term stays), collected by property owners and paid to the city. It excludes government entities, non-profits meeting specific criteria, and permanent residents (those staying 90+ consecutive days). All revenue must go to the city’s general fund for municipal services, with local laws limited to two-year terms.
This bill (S 4073) authorizes the town of Dickinson, New York, to impose a local tax of up to 3% on hotel and motel room rentals within its boundaries. The tax would apply to short-term stays (not permanent residents), with revenue collected by the town’s chief fiscal officer and deposited into the town’s general fund for any lawful purpose. Exemptions include government entities, qualifying non-profits, and guests staying 30+ consecutive days. The bill provides mechanisms for tax collection, reporting, and dispute resolution but does not mandate the tax - Dickinson must adopt local laws to implement it.
