New York A 295: Provides that state departments, offices, agencies, and authorities are prohibited from imposing any fees, surcharges, or taxes that have not been approved

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A00295 Summary:

BILL NOA00295 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORFriend (MS)

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COSPNSRBlankenbush, Hawley, Palmesano, Ra, Manktelow, Smullen, DeStefano, Morinello, DiPietro, Walsh,
 Brabenec, Tague, Sempolinski

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MLTSPNSRBarclay, McDonough, Miller

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Add §170-h, Exec L; add Art 1 Title 3 §10, Pub Auth L

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Provides that state departments, offices, agencies, and authorities are prohibited from imposing any fees, surcharges, or taxes that have not been approved by the state legislature.

Go to top A00295 Actions:

BILL NOA00295 

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

05/27/2025held for consideration in governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

Go to topA00295 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Held for Consideration McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA00295 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00295 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 295

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FRIEND, BLANKENBUSH, HAWLEY, PALMESANO, RA, MANK-
 TELOW, SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO, MORINELLO, DiPIETRO, WALSH, BRABENEC, TAGUE
 -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, McDONOUGH, MILLER -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public authorities law, in
 relation to prohibiting the imposition of certain fees, surcharges, or
 taxes

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-h
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 170-h. Fee increases prohibited; exception. 1. On and after the
 4 effective date of this section, no state department, office, agency, or
 5 authority may increase any fee, surcharge or tax that it imposes on any
 6 New York state resident or business unless such increase is specifically
 7 authorized and approved by the state legislature.
 8 2. Any state department, office, agency, or authority that imposes a
 9 fee, surcharge or tax prior to the effective date of this section, where
 10 such imposition was implemented without specific statutory approval,
 11 shall be prohibited from further imposing and collecting such fee,
 12 surcharge or tax on and after January first next succeeding the effec-
 13 tive date of this section.
 14 3. On and after the effective date of this section, any state depart-
 15 ment, office, agency, or authority that wishes to impose a fee,
 16 surcharge or tax on any New York state resident or business must seek
 17 and obtain legislative authorization and approval of the specific fee,
 18 surcharge, or tax requested prior to its imposition.
 19 § 2. Article 1 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 20 new title 3 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01319-01-5

 A. 295 2

 1 TITLE 3
 2 MISCELLANEOUS
 3 Section 10. Fee increases prohibited; exception.
 4 § 10. Fee increases prohibited; exception. 1. On and after the effec-
 5 tive date of this section, no state department, office, agency, or
 6 authority may increase any fee, surcharge or tax that it imposes on any
 7 New York state resident or business unless such increase is specifically
 8 authorized and approved by the state legislature.
 9 2. Any state department, office, agency, or authority that imposes a
 10 fee, surcharge, or tax prior to the effective date of this section,
 11 where such imposition was implemented without specific statutory
 12 approval, shall be prohibited from further imposing and collecting such
 13 fee, surcharge or tax on and after January first next succeeding the
 14 effective date of this section.
 15 3. On and after the effective date of this section, any state depart-
 16 ment, office, agency, or authority that wishes to impose a fee,
 17 surcharge or tax on any New York state resident or business