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Senate bill · S3269 (2025-26)

Establishes the New York state aid and incentives for municipalities redesign task force

New York State Senate

Same as A11675, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Sep 2, 2026

Sponsor: Jeremy Cooney (State Senator, District 56, Democratic/Working Families)

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Summary

Establishes the New York state aid and incentives for municipalities redesign task force for municipalities formula and allocations; an analysis of available alternatives to the current aid and incentives for municipalities formula and allocations, including models from other states; provides that such analysis of available alternatives shall not include the allocation of funds to any municipality which is not currently receiving aid and incentives for municipalities funding; and recommendations concerning such alternatives to the formula used to determine future aid and incentives to municipalities funding allocations.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 creates the aid and incentives for municipalities redesign task force. Such task force shall issue a report to the governor and legislature within one year concerning: - A review and analysis of the current aid and incentives for munici- palities formula and allocations; - An analysis of available alternatives to the current aid and incen- tives for municipalities formula and allocations, including models from other states, provided, however, that such alternatives shall not include the allocation of funds to any municipality which is not currently receiving aid and incentives for municipalities funding; - Recommendations concerning such alternatives to the formula used to determine future aid and incentives to municipalities funding allo- cations, provided, however, that such alternatives shall not include the allocation of funds to any municipality which is not currently receiving aid and incentives for municipalities funding; and - Any other information the task force deems necessary of relevant. Section 2 establishes the effective date.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

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

Committee

Finance · New York State Senate

Also referred to Local Governments · New York State Assembly.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

The Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) program provides state aid to nearly all of New York's cities, towns, and villages. Munici- palities across the state rely on this funding to finance vital services within their communities. While AIM funding accounts for merely three- tenths of one percent of the state's overall budget, this funding has remained flat for eleven years. In addition, this program is often the target of cuts, which can jeopardize the budgets of cities, towns, and villages that rely on it the most. The base formulas that determine the amount of aid allocated to each municipality are very outdated. For cities, the formula is based off of aid levels that date back to the late 1990s and early 2000s. For towns and villages, the aid levels are even older. In the wake of the unprecedented revenue shortfalls for municipalities resulting from the pandemic, new sources of aid are desperately needed. To that end, this bill would create an AIM Task Force that would exam- ine, review, and recommend changes to the current AIM formula and allo- cation system, in order to create a more fair and equitable distribution of these much-needed funds. The task force must submit a report with its findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature within one year, in order for these recommendations to be taken into account in the next year's budget process.

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Full history

  1. Sep 2, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 24, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

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