New York A 1376: Prohibits the use of a hands-free mobile telephone by operators of motor vehicles who hold a learner's permit or a class DJ or MJ license

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A01376 Summary:

BILL NOA01376 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRa

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COSPNSRBrabenec, Blumencranz, Angelino, Lemondes, Tague, Slater

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §51-a, amd §51, Leg L; add Art 24-A §666, Exec L

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Requires a three-year moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature; invalidates legislation that does not contain a detailed fiscal note identifying a funding source for certain costs to a political subdivision; restores the mandate relief council.

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BILL NOA01376 

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01/09/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1376

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RA, BRABENEC, BLUMENCRANZ, ANGELINO, LEMONDES,
 TAGUE, SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local
 Governments

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the executive law, in relation
 to unfunded mandates on local governments and school districts and the
 restoration of the mandate relief council; and providing for the
 repeal of certain provisions of the executive law 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:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00641-01-5

 A. 1376 2

 1 (i) any state law that requires a local government to provide or
 2 undertake any new program, project or activity that results in an annual
 3 net additional cost to any local government in excess of ten thousand
 4 dollars or an aggregate annual net additional cost to all local govern-
 5 ments within the state in excess of one million dollars; or
 6 (ii) any state law that requires a local government to provide a high-
 7 er level of service or funding for an existing program, project or
 8 activity that results in an annual net additional cost to any local
 9 government in excess of ten thousand dollars or an aggregate annual net
 10 additional cost to all local governments within the state in excess of
 11 one million dollars; or
 12 (iii) any state law that requires a local government to grant any new
 13 property tax exemption or that broadens the eligibility or increases the
 14 dollar amount of any existing property tax exemption, on property that
 15 otherwise would have generated revenue under the current property tax
 16 rate of such local government in excess of ten thousand dollars in any
 17 local government or in excess of one million dollars statewide; or
 18 (iv) any state law with a legal requirement that would otherwise like-
 19 ly have the effect of raising property taxes in excess of ten thousand
 20 dollars in any local government or in excess of one million dollars
 21 statewide.
 22 2. Moratorium on unfunded mandates. For a three-year period beginning
 23 with the enactment of this section, notwith