Budget & Taxes (Fees & Licensing)

Requires state agencies to submit annual reports to the financial committees of the legislature accounting for all fines, fees and surcharges, the purpose of such fine, fee or surcharge, and where such fines, fees, interest and surcharges were deposited; directs unassigned fees to be deposited into the general fund.

Removes language requiring the state from moving public safety surcharge funds into the state general fund; increases from seventy-five million dollars to one million dollars available for grants or reimbursements to counties for the development, consolidation, or operation of public safety communications systems or networks designed to support statewide interoperable communications for first responders.

Relates to the production of and the assessment of a surcharge for distinctive "Feeling Rural Good" license plates; establishes the feeling rural good health care fund; provides that funds deposited into the feeling rural good health care fund shall be used in rural regions of the state to expand school-based health programs, improve access to health research and education, and expand broadband access for improved access to telehealth.

This bill extends Sullivan County's authority to impose additional local taxes. It authorizes two specific tax rate increases: a 0.5% surcharge on top of existing rates from June 2023 through November 2027, and an additional 0.5% surcharge (making a total 1% additional) from June 2027 through November 2027. The extension applies directly to Sullivan County residents and local government funding through these tax mechanisms. The bill amends existing tax law provisions to update the authorization period, with no new tax rates introduced - only extensions of current authorized increases.

This bill suspends employer contributions to the interest assessment surcharge fund until December 31, 2027. It directly affects employers who would otherwise pay these contributions. To cover related interest payments on federal unemployment advances, the bill appropriates $500 million from the Economic Uncertainties Fund. The suspension and funding are temporary, expiring on December 31, 2027.

Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year; extends provisions of law relating to criminal justice including the psychological testing of candidates, expanding the geographic area of employment of certain police officers, prisoner furloughs in certain cases and the crime of absconding therefrom, correctional facilities, incarcerated individual work release, furlough and leave, certain provisions which impact upon expenditure of certain appropriations made by chapter 50 of the laws of 1994 enacting the state operations budget, taxes, surcharges, fees and funding, prison and jail housing and alternatives to detention and incarceration programs, taxes, expiration of the mandatory surcharge and victim assistance fee, the ignition interlock device program, the merit provisions, prisoner litigation reform and the incarcerated individual filing fee provisions of the civil practice law and rules and general filing fee provision and incarcerated individual property claims exhaustion requirement of the court of claims act of such chapter, the family protection and domestic violence intervention act of 1994, certain provisions requiring the arrest of certain persons engaged in family violence, the use of closed-circuit television and other protective measures for certain child witnesses, the counties, the interstate compact for adult offender supervision, limiting the closing of certain correctional facilities, the custody by the department of correctional services of incarcerated individual serving definite sentences, custody of federal prisoners, the closing of certain correctional facilities, military funds of the organized militia, providing for community treatment facilities and establishing the crime of absconding from the community treatment facility; relates to the pre-criminal proceeding settlements in the city of New York (Part A); expands eligibility for who may hold correction and police officer positions (Part C); expands support services for victims of financial abuse and homicide (Part G); expands protections and services to survivors of sexual assault for itemized charges related to exams for such survivors (Part H); improves access to public assistance for survivors of gender-based violence; repeals provisions relating thereto (Part I); requires certain employers to implement a model gender-based violence and the workplace policy (Part J); prohibits artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material (Part L); extends provisions of law relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits (Part Q); increases the bond limit for the New York city transitional finance authority (Part R); modifies the industrial and commercial abatement program (Part S); extends the civil service examination fee waiver for certain persons (Part V); provides for an optional payment election for certain employees (Part W); authorizes construction manager as constructor contracts as an alternative delivery method for authorized projects; defines construction manager as constructor contracts (Part Y); allows certain residents or fellows to render medical care in cases of workers' compensation injuries (Part AA); provides for temporary payment of compensation for medical treatment and care, including prescription drugs (Part CC); establishes a body-worn cameras program within the department of corrections and community supervision to increase accountability (Part GG); relates to the functions, powers and duties of the state commission on correction (Part HH); extends the time the New York State community commission on reparations remedies has to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the legislature and the governor (Part JJ); establishes the "Oak Orchard wastewater project design-build act" for the wastewater treatment plant in the town of Clay, county of Onondaga (Part KK); increases the amount of allowance that trial and grand jurors are entitled to in each court of the unified court system (Part LL); establishes the New York state office of gun violence prevention (Part MM); provides for ten additional judges for the New York city civil court and five additional judges for the court of claims (Part NN); relates to public campaign financing; changes certain thresholds and procedures; repeals certain provisions of chapter 58 of 2020 relating to severability (Part OO); delays implementing certain restrictions on outside earned income by members of the legislature until January 1, 2027 (Part PP); requires that candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are designated jointly; provides that ballots shall reflect that that offices of governor and lieutenant governor are voted for jointly (Part QQ); relates to civil enforcement actions initiated by the attorney-general (Part RR); restores 20 year service retirement for New York city police officers (Part SS); establishes a twenty-five year retirement plan for firefighters employed by the division of military and naval affairs (Part TT); removes eligibility or receipt of primary social security disability benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement for New York city enhanced plan members in active service who are not eligible for a normal retirement benefit and have completed five years or more of service (Part UU); extends the retiree earnings limitation waiver for school employees until June 30, 2027 (Part VV); authorizes courts to dispense with the personal appearance of a party or the defendant and conduct such appearance electronically; repeals provisions relating to appearances in court; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof (Part WW); relates to promotions of police detectives, sergeants, and lieutenants for retirement purposes (Part XX); establishes alternative twenty and twenty-five year plans for certain law enforcement members or officers; provides for accidental disability retirement allowance for certain members (Part YY); lowers the minimum hiring age for correction officers to eighteen (Part ZZ); extends provisions related to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part AAA); relates to authorizing the department of corrections and community supervision to close up to three correctional facilities in the 2025--2026 state fiscal year; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part BBB).

Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year; relates to establishing an inflation refund credit (Part A); provides for a middle-class tax cut; extends the temporary personal income tax high income surcharge (Part B); enhances the empire state child credit for three years (Part C); relates to the eligibility for the New York state low income housing tax credit program; increases the aggregate amount of the allocable tax credit (Part D); relates to tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic properties (Part E); establishes a 90-day waiting period for the purchase of residential real property by certain purchasers (Subpart A); provides for depreciation and interest deduction adjustments for properties owned by institutional investors in residential properties (Subpart B); requires the secretary of state to provide public notice of real property solicitation cease and desist zones (Subpart C)(Part F); relates to the excelsior jobs program; establishes the semiconductor research and development program; establishes tax credits for participation in such program; establishes the semiconductor manufacturing workforce training incentive program; establishes tax credits for participation in such program; repeals the employee training incentive program (Subpart A); amends provisions relating to application of the empire state jobs retention program on or after June 1, 2025 (Subpart B) (Part H); relates to film production and post-production credits; creates the Empire state independent film production credit (Part I); relates to eligibility under the newspaper and broadcast media jobs program (Part J); relates to calculation and application of the empire state digital gaming media production credit; permits carryover of unused credits (Part K); extends portions of the New York city musical and theatrical production tax credit (Part L); clarifies that the accessing of notices by a taxpayer shall not give the taxpayer the right to a hearing in the division of tax appeals (Part M); relates to tax warrants and warrant-related records (Part N); provides that where property is owned solely by a person or persons who received the STAR exemption for three consecutive years without having filed returns for the applicable income tax years, but who demonstrated their eligibility for the exemption to the commissioner of taxation and finance's satisfaction by filing statements, such person or persons shall be presumed to satisfy the applicable income-eligibility requirements each year thereafter and shall not be required to continue to file such statements in the absence of a specific request therefor from such commissioner (Part O); increases the estimated tax threshold under article nine-a of the tax law to five thousand dollars beginning January 1, 2026 (Part R); establishes a tax credit for organ donation (Part S); relates to extending the estate tax three-year gift addback rule (Part T); expands the credit for employment of persons with disabilities to the first five thousand dollars of first-year wages (Part U); provides for reporting of federal partnership adjustments for state personal income tax (Subpart A); provides for reporting of federal partnership adjustments for city personal income tax (Subpart B)(Part V); establishes a credit against the tax on personal income of certain residents of a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants beginning in the 2025 tax year (Part W); extends the clean heating fuel tax credit for three years (Part Y); extends the alternative fuels and electric vehicle recharging property credit for three years (Part Z); extends the sales tax exemption for vending machine transactions (Part AA); extends the workers with disabilities tax credit (Part BB); extends the hire a vet tax credit until 2029 (Part CC); extends the musical and theatrical production credit (Part DD); relates to extending the financial institution data match system for state tax collection purposes (Part EE); simplifies the parimutuel tax rate system; repeals provisions relating thereto (Subpart A); relates to licenses for simulcast facilities, sums relating to track simulcast, simulcast of out-of-state thoroughbred races, simulcasting of races run by out-of-state harness tracks and distributions of wagers; extends certain provisions relating to simulcasting, and the imposition of certain taxes (Subpart B); provides for amounts of market origin credits and fees, and the state's use of funds collected thereunder (Subpart C)(Part FF); sets rates for tax on certain gaming revenues (Part GG); relates to the utilization of funds in the Capital off-track betting corporation's capital acquisition fund for certain purposes (Part HH); provides for research to enhance the health and safety of thoroughbred race horses (Part II); extends the farm workforce retention credit (Part JJ); relates to the farm employer overtime credit (Part KK); provides technical corrections relating to amended returns under Article 28 (Part LL); relates to vendor fees paid to certain vendor tracks; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part MM); relates to the terms of members of the franchised corporation appointed by the New York racing association, and licensing requirements of such members (Part NN); provides that the amount of mobile sports tax revenue used for problem gambling education and treatment shall be equal to six million dollars for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2026 and twelve million dollars for each fiscal year thereafter, provided that this amount may only be expended pursuant to a plan approved by the director of the budget (Part OO); extends the duration of certain brownfield redevelopment and remediation tax credits with respect to a site located within the Renaissance Commerce Park situate within the city of Lackawanna, Erie county (Part PP); relates to the commissioner's authority to deny certain relief from sales tax liability provided to certain limited partners and members of limited liability companies (Part QQ); simplifies the real property tax credit (Part RR); authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Auburn not to exceed 5%; provides for the expiration and repeal of such provisions on December 31, 2027 (Part SS); authorizes a hotel and motel tax in the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie (Part TT); relates to geothermal energy systems tax credits; allows excess amounts to be received as refunds for certain taxpayers (Part UU); relates to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax and the rates of tax and the distribution of revenue therefrom (Part VV); divides revenues from the sales and compensating use taxes for the metropolitan commuter transportation district; directs that 85% of the certified revenues be deposited in the dedicated mass transportation fund with 85% of such amount being allocated to the New York city transit authority and its subsidiaries and 15% of such amount shall be allocated to the Long Island Rail Road Company and Metro North commuter railroad company (Part WW); relates to the aggregate principal amount of bonds, notes or other obligations for the metropolitan transit authority, the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority and the New York city transit authority (Part XX).

Enacts the "energy assessment cap and consumer cost relief act" to limit certain surcharge increases; directs studies on costs associated with environmental and energy laws; directs a study on the value of assets and utility gas infrastructure discontinued as a result of laws and regulatory actions; institutes a moratorium on related surcharges, taxes, fees and cost bearing regulations for five years.

This bill exempts new electric, hydrogen-powered, and other qualifying clean vehicles from their first-year vehicle registration fees. It specifically covers vehicles meeting two definitions: (1) those with electric/hydrogen propulsion meeting technical specs (like 4kWh battery capacity), and (2) vehicles certified under California's clean air standards with high fuel efficiency. The exemption applies only to the first registration year and expires on January 1, 2030. The policy directly affects new vehicle buyers purchasing eligible clean fuel vehicles.

Establishes and funds the close the waitlist fund by utilizing a tax surcharge to pay for providing senior services to individuals who have been waitlisted to receive such senior services.