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Senate bill · S2317 (2025-26)

Relates to preventing certain elected officials from being a member of an agency or industrial development authority; repealer

Latest action Jun 4, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A931, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

James Skoufis

State Senator, District 42 · Democratic

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Summary

Prevents certain elected officials from being a member of an agency or industrial development authority.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the General Municipal Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 31, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The bill would prohibit any elected official from serving at the county, town, city, or village level from serving as a member of the board of any industrial development agency (IDA) located within the county. This reform would eliminate major potential conflicts of interest in the current law.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Local Government · New York State Senate

Also referred to Local Governments · New York State Assembly.

Cosponsors

Albert A. Stirpe, Amy Paulin and 14 more on Agora

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  • Democratic15
  • Republican1

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

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The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

Each year, local industrial development agencies grant millions of dollars of financial assistance through tax incentives, payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreements, and others to projects seeking assistance. The members of IDA boards decide which projects will receive assistance and how much to offer. Allowing elected officials to serve as IDA board members opens obvious opportunities for corruption and conflicts of interest. For instance, a company(or its officers) seeking financial assistance from a county or municipal IDA could contribute to the campaign of an elected official who serves on the IDA board. That elected official could vote to confer millions of dollars in taxpayer incentives on the company. Despite this clear potential for corruption, elected officials currently serve on IDA boards all around the state, making this bill a vitally needed anti-corruption measure. LEGISLATIVE RISTORY: Senate 2019: S4678A, Referred to Local Government 2020: S4678A, Amend and Recommit to Local Government 2021: S1769, Passed Senate 2022: S1769, Passed Senate 2023: S1716, Passed Senate 2024: S1716, Passed Senate Assembly 2019: No Assembly Same-As 2020: No Assembly Same-As 2021: A1308A, Amend and Recommit to Local Governments 2022: A1308A, Referred to Local Governments 2023: A255, Referred to Local Governments 2024: A255, Referred to Local Governments

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passed

    (45) (15) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Local Government

    Senate Local GovernmentMay 19, 2026Result: passed

    (5) (2) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (42) (16) (0) (5)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Local Government

    Senate Local GovernmentMay 20, 2025Result: passed

    (5) (2) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 4, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

  4. May 21, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 20, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (14 earlier events)
  1. May 19, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1243

    1ST REPORT CAL.1243

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

  8. May 28, 2025

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Local Governments

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

  9. May 27, 2025

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2317A

    NY Senate

  10. May 22, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  11. May 21, 2025

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  12. May 20, 2025

    1ST Report CAL.1146

    1ST REPORT CAL.1146

    NY Senate

  13. Jan 16, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

  14. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly