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S01977 Summary:

BILL NOS01977 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07798

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SPONSORMURRAY

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COSPNSROBERACKER, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §51-a, Leg L; add Art 43 §§930 - 935, Exec L

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Establishes a temporary moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature and creates regional mandate relief councils.

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BILL NOS01977 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1977

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MURRAY, OBERACKER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
 gations and Government Operations

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the executive law, in relation
 to establishing a moratorium on unfunded mandates and establishing
 mandate relief councils; and providing for the repeal of such
 provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 51-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 51-a. Moratorium on unfunded mandates. 1. Definitions. As used in
 4 this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Local government" means a county, city, town, village, school
 6 district, or special district.
 7 (b) "Net additional cost" means the cost or costs incurred or antic-
 8 ipated to be incurred within a one year period by a local government in
 9 performing or administering any program, project, or activity after
 10 subtracting therefrom any revenues received or receivable by such local
 11 government in relation to such program, project, or activity, including
 12 but not limited to:
 13 (i) fees charged to the recipients of such program, project, or activ-
 14 ity;
 15 (ii) state or federal funds received for such program, project, or
 16 activity; and
 17 (iii) an offsetting savings resulting from the diminution or elimi-
 18 nation of any other program, project, or activity that state law
 19 requires such local government to provide or undertake.
 20 (c) "Unfunded mandate" means:
 21 (i) any state law that requires a local government to provide or
 22 undertake any new program, project or activity that results in an annual

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04603-01-5

 S. 1977 2

 1 net additional cost to any local government in excess of ten thousand
 2 dollars or an aggregate annual net additional cost to all local govern-
 3 ments within the state in excess of one million dollars; or
 4 (ii) any state law that requires a local government to provide a high-
 5 er level of service or funding for an existing program, project or
 6 activity that results in an annual net additional cost to any local
 7 government in excess of ten thousand dollars or an aggregate annual net
 8 additional cost to all local governments within the state in excess of
 9 one million dollars; or
 10 (iii) any state law that requires a local government to grant any new
 11 property tax exemption or that broadens the eligibility or increases the
 12 dollar amount of any existing property tax exemption, on property that
 13 otherwise would have generated revenue under the current property tax
 14 rate of such local government in excess of ten thousand dollars in any
 15 local government or in excess of one million dollars statewide; or
 16 (iv) any state law with a legal requirement that would otherwise like-
 17 ly have the effect of raising property taxes in excess of ten thousand
 18 dollars in any local government or in excess of one million dollars
 19 statewide.
 20 2. Moratorium on unfunded mandates. For a three year period beginning
 21 with the enactment of this section, notwithstanding any other provision
 22 of law, no unfunded mandates shall be enacted.
 23 3. Exemptions. (a) A state law shall not be considered an unfu