Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 23, 2025

Where it stands

Signed into law.

Rules · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Rules · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill provides appropriations to various State departments and agen- cies to permit certain payments due from April 1 to April 23, 2025, to be made absent enactment of the Budget appropriation bills submitted by the Governor for the State fiscal year beginning April 1, 2025. SUMMA- RY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 authorizes the Comptroller to utilize the appropriations contained in this bill, which relate to the 2025-26 State fiscal year, absent enactment of the 2025-26 Budget. Section 2 provides $349.8 million in additional appropriation authority for personal service payments scheduled to be made to State officers and employees on the payrolls scheduled to be paid between April 1, 2025, and April 23, 2025, including active National Guard members on the Divi- sion of Military and Naval Affairs emergency payroll. This appropriation also includes payment for services performed by mentally ill or develop- mentally disabled persons who are employed in State operated special employment, work for pay or sheltered workshop programs. Section 3 continues $32 million in appropriation authority for nonper- sonal service payments by various State agencies. It is the intent of this section to provide sufficient authorization for agencies to enter into contracts, the terms of which may continue beyond the life of this appropriation and for which payments for liabilities incurred beyond April 22, 2025 would be made subject to additional future appropri- ations. Section 4 provides $29.7 million in additional appropriation authority for payment of State employee and retiree fringe benefits and other fixed costs mandated by statute or collective bargaining agreements during the period April 1 to April 22, 2025. The appropriation amount includes the State's contribution to the New York State Health Insurance Program, Social Security payroll tax, the Employee Benefit Funds, Dental insurance, the Voluntary Defined Contribution Plan, the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax, the Vision Care Plan, and Auto Accident Claims. Section 5 provides authority for the Judiciary: *Provides $90 million in additional appropriation authority for personal service payments scheduled to be made to officers and employees of the Judiciary through April 23, 2025, *Continues $25 million in appropriation authority for nonpersonal service liabilities incurred by the Judiciary, *Continues $30 million in appropriation authority for aid to localities liabilities incurred by the Judiciary, and *Continues $300 million in appropriation authority for various employee fringe benefit programs within the Judiciary. Section 6 provides $2.7 billion in additional appropriation authority for the Department of Health for payments to include: *$5.4 million in additional appropriation authority for the Federal Food and Nutritional Services, and *$2.7 billion in additional appropriation authority for the Medical Assistance Administration Program, jointly financed by State and Federal funds. Section 7 provides $105,000 in appropriation authority for the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs to support the Surrogate Decision-Making Committee. Section 8 provides $105 million in additional appropriation authority for the unemployment insurance benefits. New appropriation authority is necessary due to daily new liabilities created by those filing unemploy- ment insurance benefit claims. Section 9 provides $100.8 million in additional appropriation authority to the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to support not-for-profit providers of essential programs and services. Section 10 provides $70,000 in additional appropriation authority to the Department of Veterans' Services for statutorily required payments to veterans experiencing homelessness.. Section 11 prohibits expenditures from all appropriations until certif- icates of approval have been issued by the Director of the Budget and filed with certain State officers. Section 12 requires t

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Recorded votes

• Vote: Floor vote

  NY SenateApr 17, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A8000, the matching Assembly bill.

  Voted yes (50)Voted no (1)Voted present (0)Absent (11)

  See member positions for the vote on Apr 17, 2025 (Floor vote)

• Vote: Committee vote · Rules

  Senate RulesApr 17, 2025Result: passed

  Voted yes (14)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (7)

  See member positions for the vote on Apr 17, 2025 (Committee vote · Rules)

Full history

1. Apr 17, 2025

   3RD Reading CAL.686

   3RD READING CAL.686

   NY Senate

2. Apr 17, 2025

   Sent to the executive

   DELIVERED TO SENATE

   NY Assembly

3. Apr 17, 2025

   Passed a chamber

   PASSED ASSEMBLY

   NY Assembly

4. Apr 17, 2025

   Passed a chamber

   PASSED SENATE

   NY Senate

5. Apr 17, 2025

   Referred to committee

   REFERRED TO RULES

   NY Senate

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