This bill (S 1580) requires state human services agencies to implement a 7.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for eligible programs starting April 1, 2025. It directly affects programs administered by the Office of Mental Health, Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, and Office of Addiction Services and Supports, including mental health clinics, developmental disability services, and addiction treatment programs. The COLA applies to reimbursement rates for these services and mandates that recipients use funds to provide at least a 2.6% targeted salary increase for eligible staff. The bill prohibits other new COLA increases during this period, except for specific federal pandemic relief programs.
This bill authorizes the village of Croton-on-Hudson to impose a 3% tax on short-term hotel and motel stays (excluding stays of 90+ consecutive days by "permanent residents"). It allows the village to collect the tax from guests via hotel/motel owners, with revenues deposited into the village’s general fund for any lawful purpose. Exemptions include government entities, nonprofits meeting specific criteria, and permanent residents. The tax authority expires two years after enactment.
Relates to redetermination based on increases in income for a tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities.
Requires the state to provide state funds to community colleges for additional operating costs associated with an increase in the state minimum wage; requires the board of trustees of community colleges to report to the state comptroller on an annual basis the amount of such additional operating costs.
Authorizes localities to provide for an additional real property tax exemption for senior citizens who meet the income eligibility limits and other criteria to the extent of sixty-five percent of the assessed valuation of such real property.
Authorizes up to two percent of mobile sports tax revenue, but not more than twenty-three million dollars, be used for youth team sports funding to be distributed by county youth bureaus, city of New York's department of youth and community development, and an organization which supports and invests in programs that use sports as a vehicle for youth development and social change.
This bill appropriates $4 million from the state general fund to the Department of Transportation for capital improvements to the historic Forrest Hills Overpass. The funding covers necessary renovations or repairs to the structure, directly affecting the overpass itself and the community relying on it for transportation. The funds are to be paid via state warrants after approval by the comptroller and transportation commissioner, as required by existing law. As a funding measure, it does not create new policies but allocates resources for specific infrastructure work.
This bill extends Madison County's existing authority to impose an additional 1% sales and use tax for two years, from June 1, 2024, through November 30, 2027. It directly affects residents and businesses in Madison County by allowing the county to collect this additional tax on top of the existing 3% rate. The key provision modifies tax law to renew this specific tax authority without altering the rate or duration beyond the specified period. The bill was enacted into law on August 7, 2025, as Chapter 293.
Relates to establishing a job creation tax credit; provides that the amount of the credit shall be six percent of the total amount of wages paid to the qualified employee during the employee's first six months of employment and if the qualified employee was receiving unemployment insurance benefits at the time of hire for a minimum of thirteen weeks or is employed directly in the manufacturing process in an eligible industry, the amount of the credit shall be twelve percent of the total amount of wages paid to the qualified employee during the employee's first six months of employment; caps the credit at $750 for any qualified employee and $1500 for any qualified employee who was receiving unemployment insurance benefits at the time of hire for a minimum of thirteen weeks or who is employed directly in the manufacturing process in an eligible industry.
Relates to increasing the volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' credit; increases the amount of the credit from $200 to $500 for single filers and from $400 to $1,000 for spouses filing jointly.
