New York A 8097: Establishes the "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state entitlements act"

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A08097 Summary:

BILL NOA08097 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06915

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SPONSORLasher

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COSPNSRZinerman, Magnarelli, Lee, Tapia, Seawright, Dinowitz, Glick, Schiavoni, Shimsky, Lunsford,
 Barrett, Rosenthal, McDonald, Carroll R, Cruz, Griffin, Kelles, Clark

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §6, St Fin L

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Establishes the "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state entitlements act" which requires a report on delinquent funds owed to the state by the federal government as a result of the federal government's nonpayment in contravention of a court decision and the withholding and appropriation of federal funds in an amount equal to.

Go to top A08097 Actions:

BILL NOA08097 

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04/30/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8097

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER, ZINERMAN, MAGNARELLI, LEE, TAPIA,
 SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the
 "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state entitle-
 ments act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state enti-
 3 tlements act" or the "RECOURSE act".
 4 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 6 to
 5 read as follows:
 6 § 6. Federal funds; withholding and appropriation thereof. 1. The
 7 state comptroller shall issue a report not more than sixty days after
 8 the effective date of this section including (a) any federal funds owed
 9 to the state, where the federal government's nonpayment is in contraven-
 10 tion of a court decision; and (b) any funds the comptroller projects
 11 will be due to be paid by the state to the federal government during the
 12 succeeding twelve months, including, but not limited to, federal taxes
 13 owed by the state as an employer, federal employment taxes withheld by
 14 the state on behalf of the federal government, offsets for federal
 15 debts, backup withholding of federal taxes, and federal grant repay-
 16 ments. The comptroller shall update this report monthly.
 17 2. Following issuance of such report, if it is indicated there are
 18 federal funds owed to the state in contravention of a court decision,
 19 the governor, the comptroller, and the director of the division of the
 20 budget, acting jointly and unanimously, may direct the commissioner of
 21 taxation and finance to withhold payments to the federal government;
 22 provided, however, the total amount withheld shall not exceed the amount
 23 of federal funds owed to the state in contravention of a court decision
 24 as described in the comptroller's report.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10808-02-5

 A. 8097 2

 1 3. Such funds held pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall
 2 be made available for appropriation as state funds; provided, however,
 3 such appropriations shall not exceed the amount of federal funds owed to
 4 the state in contravention of a court decision as described in the comp-
 5 troller's report.
 6 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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