STATE OPERATIONS BUDGET

Added a new requirement allowing the budget director to withhold appropriated funds if a projected general fund imbalance reaches $2 billion or more.

Established specific exemptions for withheld funds, ensuring public assistance, debt service, and court-ordered payments remain available even if the general fund imbalance threshold is met.

Updated the bill header to reflect Assembly action history and renumbered the explanatory text sections to align with the new Assembly version numbering.

The bill number changed from S. 9000--A to 9000--B, and the procedural history was updated to show the bill was read twice in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance.

A new appropriation of $8,450,000 was added for the Adirondack Park Agency for the Administration Program in fiscal year 2026-27.

New definitions were added for financial terms including 'refunds', 'rebates', 'reimbursements', 'credits', 'repayments', and 'disallowances' to clarify how these funds are treated in the state budget.

Several existing provisions were removed, including the detailed list of agencies requiring a separate aid-to-localities bill and the specific rules regarding withholding funds due to a projected general fund imbalance.

A new provision was added stating that appropriations from the previous year (2025) that would have expired on March 31, 2027, are now repealed and must be re-enacted.

Added committee status notes to the header indicating the bill was discharged and reprinted after amendment.

Reformatted the explanatory text and Section 1 to merge previously split clauses regarding funding restrictions for specific agencies into one continuous block.