New York A 10889: Requires any state mandated program imposed on municipalities and school districts to be funded by the state

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A10889 Summary:

BILL NOA10889 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04504

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SPONSORMiller

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §26, Gen Muni L; add §1527-b, Ed L

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Requires that the state fund any program which imposes a mandate upon municipal corporations or school districts; establishes criteria for any exemption from such law if such mandate is ordered by the judiciary, pursuant to an executive order or requested by the locality; establishes the New York state mandate review council.

Go to top A10889 Actions:

BILL NOA10889 

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04/08/2026referred to ways and means

06/04/2026held for consideration in ways and means

Go to topA10889 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:22/10 Action: Held for Consideration PretlowAyePalmesanoNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyeWalshNay

WeprinAyeDeStefanoNay

RamosAyeManktelowNay

BraunsteinAyeSmullenNay

McDonaldAyeGiglioNay

RozicAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA10889 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA10889 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10889

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in
 relation to prohibiting the establishment of certain programs mandated
 for municipal corporations and school districts unless such programs
 are fully funded by the state; and to establish the New York state
 mandate review council

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

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 26 to read as follows:
 3 § 26. Funding of mandates. 1. Definitions. As used in this section,
 4 the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context
 5 shall otherwise require:
 6 (a) "Mandate" means:
 7 (i) any state law, rule or regulation which establishes a new program
 8 or requires a higher level of service for an existing program which a
 9 municipal corporation is required to provide; or
 10 (ii) any provision of general law which grants a new property tax
 11 exemption or abatement or increases an existing property tax exemption
 12 or abatement which a municipal corporation is required to provide.
 13 (b) "Unfunded mandate" shall mean:
 14 (i) any state law, rule or regulation which establishes a new program
 15 or requires a higher level of service for an existing program which a
 16 municipal corporation is required to provide, and which results in a net
 17 additional cost to such municipal corporation;
 18 (ii) any alteration in funding provided to a municipal corporation for
 19 the purpose of defraying the costs of a program which it is required to
 20 provide, thereby resulting in a net additional cost to such municipal
 21 corporation; or
 22 (iii) any provision of general law which grants a new property tax
 23 exemption or abatement or increases an existing property tax exemption
 24 or abatement which any municipal corporation is required to provide,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09052-01-5

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 1 thereby resulting in a net additional cost to such municipal corpo-
 2 ration.
 3 (c) "Net additional cost" means the increased cost or costs incurred
 4 or anticipated to be incurred within a one year period by a municipal
 5 corporation in performing or administering a mandate after subtracting
 6 therefrom any revenues received or receivable by such municipal corpo-
 7 ration on account of the mandated program or service, including but not
 8 limited to:
 9 (i) fees charged to the recipients of the mandated program or service;
 10 (ii) state or federal aid paid specifically or categorically in
 11 connection with the program or service; and
 12 (iii) an offsetting savings resulting from the diminution or elimi-
 13 nation of any oth