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Senate bill · S4504 (2025-26)

Requires any state mandated program imposed on municipalities and school districts to be funded by the state

New York State Senate

Same as A10889, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jun 4, 2026

Sponsor: Joseph A. Griffo (State Senator, District 53, Republican/Conservative)

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Summary

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.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the General Municipal Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Requires any state mandated program imposed on municipalities and school districts to be funded by the state, and to establish a mandate review council to review existing state mandates on local governments.

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

Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  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 Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Joseph A. Griffo says this is needed

State mandated programs place local taxpayers and local officials in the position of paying for services that they do not control. State mandated programs allow the state rather than local officials to set priorities for the locality. In turn, this forces municipalities to levy more taxes on its residents in order to pay for these state mandated programs. This bill requires programs that originate from the state to be paid for by the state and not have the burden to find funding fall upon local municipalities. This bill seeks to protect local municipalities and school districts from unfunded mandates and allow local officials to set priorities for their own area. Additionally, by establishing a mandate review council the state will he able to eliminate unnecessary, onerous and/or burdensome mandates. further easing the fiscal constraints that such policies have on local governments and taxpayers.

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: Committee vote · Local Government

    Senate Local GovernmentMay 5, 2026Result: passed

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

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    Held for Consideration in Ways and Means

    HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  2. May 5, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION

    NY Senate

  3. Apr 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  4. Mar 19, 2026

    In committee

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

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  1. Feb 6, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

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