Budget & Taxes

in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 8303: Relates to purchase contracts of the New York city school construction authority

Increases the small purchase threshold for purchase contracts for supplies, materials or equipment involving an estimated expenditure in excess of the New York city school construction authority from ten thousand dollars to one hundred thousand dollars.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases small purchase threshold for NYC school construction authority, reducing administrative costs and promoting fiscal responsibility in procurement.80% confidence

Sub-Topics Government Spending Procurement

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 7684: Provides temporary retirement incentive for certain public employees

This bill creates a temporary retirement incentive for eligible public school employees in New York State, specifically teachers and building-level administrators (like principals) who are members of the Teachers' Retirement System and meet the age 55/25 service requirement. It allows these employees to retire during a designated 60-day open period (starting no earlier than June 30, 2026, and ending by August 31, 2026) without facing the usual benefit reductions that apply under existing retirement laws. Educational employers must elect to participate by adopting a resolution, and the employer will cover the cost of the incentive over up to five years, beginning in the 2027-2028 state fiscal year. The incentive is strictly temporary and ends by August 31, 2026, with no expectation of future benefits for employees who do not qualify during this window.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates state funds for public employee retirement incentives, increasing government spending on essential workforce programs.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides retirement incentive without benefit reductions, strengthening public employee retirement benefits and security95% confidence

Sub-Topics Pensions

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4210: Authorizes the local enactment of residency requirements for certain employees of police departments

Authorizes the enactment of local laws requiring residency in cities with a population of one million or more for members of the police force appointed to such positions; provides increased salaries for certain police officers who are residents of certain cities; provides additional credits on competitive exams for original appointment of police officers, tax credits, real property tax credits and student loan forgiveness based upon residency in certain cities.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax credits, real property tax credits, and increased salaries for police residents, directly advancing tax policy and public spending through fiscal incentives.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Property Tax

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5272: Creates a day care assistance program for members of the organized militia serving active duty; appropriation

Creates a day care assistance program for members of the organized militia serving federal active duty outside the United States; appropriates $500,000 therefor.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $500,000 for militia daycare program, directly funding a new state expense within budget allocation.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations

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in committee · New York · Assembly May 13, 2025

A 8283: Makes technical changes to the aid to localities budget

Bill A 8283 makes technical amendments to the 2025 aid to localities budget. It establishes a new $90 million Underserved Communities and Civic Engagement Program. This program allocates funds from the General Fund to specific community nonprofit and civic organizations. These organizations are designated to provide various services, including community-based programming, crisis intervention, housing assistance, economic development, and healthcare in underserved communities.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $90M from General Fund to Underserved Communities Program, funding essential services like housing and healthcare in underserved areas.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingAllocates $90M to fund housing assistance for underserved communities via designated nonprofits, directly advancing housing support.95% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget Property Development

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5782: Excludes from federal adjusted gross income the amount of any service award paid to a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker

Excludes from federal adjusted gross income the amount of any service award paid to a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker, thereby exempting such payments from state income tax in like manner as a pension.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExempts volunteer firefighter service awards from state income tax, providing tax relief to lower/middle-income volunteers per bill's explicit tax treatment.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Income Tax Pensions

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in committee · New York · Senate Jun 5, 2026

S 403: Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund

This bill creates a program to compensate New Yorkers who lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or cash assistance benefits due to fraud or theft. It requires the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to set up a multilingual application process (including top 10 non-English languages in NY) and partners with the Inspector General and Attorney General to verify fraud claims. A dedicated $1.5 million fund, kept separate from other state funds, will cover compensation payments. The bill also specifies that the fund will be financed through state appropriations and may receive additional money from civil penalties related to SNAP fraud.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $1.5M to fund compensation for SNAP fraud victims, directly supporting public assistance program funding and fiscal accountability.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4512: Relates to the ability for school districts to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics

Grants school districts the ability to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics; establishes the student mental telehealth reimbursement fund; relates to funding the student mental telehealth reimbursement fund.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill establishes a student mental telehealth reimbursement fund, allocating state budget resources to fund school-based mental health services as a public health initiative.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds telehealth mental health clinics in schools, enhancing student mental health support as part of educational access and student programs.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates telehealth mental health clinics in schools with dedicated funding, expanding student access to mental health services per healthcare topic indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health Mental Health Telehealth

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 8949: Expands the applicability of the assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent

Expands the applicability of the assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent to include living quarters constructed or reconstructed before the effective date of the section providing such exemption.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExpands property tax assessment exemption, reducing tax burden for qualifying homeowners without income restrictions.90% confidence

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 6081: Establishes the child psychiatry access project within the office of mental health; establishes a gift for such purpose on personal income tax forms

Establishes the child psychiatry access project; provides that the office of mental hygiene shall establish regional child psychiatry access projects across the state to provide primary care providers with timely access to child psychiatry consultations in order to assist such primary care providers in meeting the mental health needs of the children and adolescents and their families; establishes a gift for the child psychiatry access project on state personal income tax forms, the proceeds from which shall be deposited into a child psychiatry access fund for the funding of such projects.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates voluntary tax donation option on personal income tax forms to fund child psychiatry access project, directly advancing public service funding through tax mechanism.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes child psychiatry access project with tax-funded grants to improve pediatric mental health services and provider access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Income Tax Mental Health Primary Care

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