Budget & Taxes

in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 8575: Relates to cannabinoid hemp beverages

Enacts the "hemp beverage and taxation act"; defines cannabinoid hemp beverage; prohibits the sale of cannabinoid hemp beverages to persons twenty-one years of age or older; provides requirements for the product or labeling of such products; provides for offenses for persons under the age of twenty-one years who purchase or attempt to purchase a cannabinoid hemp beverage through fraudulent means and persons who procure such beverages for persons under the age of twenty-one years; imposes advertising requirements; imposes a tax on cannabinoid hemp products; provides for the disbursement of revenues collected pursuant to Article 20-e of the Tax Law.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill title includes 'taxation act' and imposes taxes on hemp beverages, generating revenue for state budget per fiscal management topic.90% confidence

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signed · New York · Assembly Aug 7, 2025

A 8657: Extends the effectiveness of certain sections of law relating to real property tax exemptions for real property owned by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers

Extends the effectiveness of certain sections of law relating to real property tax exemptions for real property owned by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExtends tax exemptions for volunteer firefighters/ambulance workers, providing tax relief to lower-income property owners under Budget & Taxes policy95% confidence

Sub-Topics Property Tax

signed · New York · Senate Feb 14, 2025

S 781: Establishes eligibility for a tax exemption on real property for enrolled members of ocean rescue squads in certain municipalities

Establishes eligibility for a tax exemption on real property for enrolled members of ocean rescue squads in certain municipalities; repeals a section of law relating to the eligibility of enrolled members of Southampton Village Ocean Rescue for a tax exemption on real property.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates tax exemption for ocean rescue squad members, providing direct tax relief. This reduces government revenue for the exempted group, aligning with support indicators for tax relief.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Tax Incentives

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5162: Creates the "I love NY outdoors" program; appropriation

Creates the "I love NY outdoors" program; such program shall require the commissioner of economic development to develop a marketing strategy that would promote New York as a premiere destination for hunting and fishing; appropriates $2,500,000 therefor.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $2.5M for a new tourism program, directly increasing state spending on marketing initiatives under budget allocation.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations

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signed · New York · Assembly Apr 22, 2025

A 8015: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 24, 2025

Bill A 8015 provides emergency funding to ensure the continued operation of state government from April 1, 2025, through April 24, 2025. This bill appropriates funds for the salaries and benefits of state officers and employees across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. It also covers non-personal service liabilities and general state charges, such as health insurance and social security contributions. This temporary measure allows essential government functions to continue until the full state budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2025, is enacted.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides emergency funding for essential state operations, ensuring budgetary continuity without cuts to core functions.95% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget

in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 787: Establishes the New York state first home grant program

Establishes the New York state first home grant program; directs the commissioner of homes and community renewal, in consultation with the state comptroller, to implement such program; provides assistance on behalf of a first time home buyer qualified for such program; and for costs in connection with the acquisition, involving an eligible mortgage loan, of an eligible home, including downpayment costs, closing costs, and costs to reduce the rates of interest on eligible mortgage loans; subsidies to make shared equity homes affordable to home buyers by discounting the price for which the home will be sold and to preserve the affordability of the home for subsequent home buyers; and pre-occupancy home modifications required to accommodate qualified home buyers or members of their household with disabilities; excludes the amount of any grant to any first time home buyer awarded or any federal first time home buyer grant program from taxable income for the purpose of calculating New York adjusted gross income.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill establishes state-funded grant program for first-time homebuyers, allocating budget resources to cover housing costs, aligning with funding essential programs.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingEstablishes state grant program for first-time homebuyers covering down payment/closing costs to increase affordable housing access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Audits & Accountability Mortgages

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4538: Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act

Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal services infrastructure needed to provide such representation.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides competitive grants for immigrant legal defense, increasing public service funding allocation under budget appropriations.90% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationProvides grants to expand legal representation for immigrants facing deportation, strengthening access to defense services and legal infrastructure.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Driver Licenses & IDs Immigrant Services Sanctuary Policies

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 2350: Relates to enacting the "food service packaging recycling funding act"

Enacts the "food service packaging recycling funding act" in order to provide sustainable funding to increase the state's infrastructure investment for the diversion of food service packaging materials from disposal, assist in establishing domestic end-use markets for recovered food service packaging materials and reduce litter and marine debris attributable to food service packaging materials.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates state funding for recycling infrastructure and environmental programs, directly increasing budgetary spending on public service initiatives.90% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill funds infrastructure to divert food service packaging from disposal, reduce litter/marine debris, and establish end-use markets for recovered materials, directly advancing environmental protection goals.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Recycling

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died · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 7642: Relates to excluding the five New York state veterans homes from certain assessments

Excludes the five state-run veterans homes from assessments on their gross receipts received from all patient care services and other operating income; directs the Commissioner of Health to apply to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for any necessary waivers pursuant to federal law and regulation.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExcludes state veterans homes from gross receipts assessments, providing tax relief to public facilities under Budget & Taxes topic.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExcludes veterans homes from financial assessments on patient care income, protecting operational funding for healthcare services provided at these facilities.85% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExcludes veterans homes from income assessments, preserving funding for services and operations per bill's explicit language.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Veteran Healthcare

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4271: Awards grants to municipalities for capital improvement projects; appropriation

Awards grants to municipalities for any non-transportation related capital improvement projects with a maximum cumulative grant award not exceeding $250,000; makes an appropriation therefor.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly makes a state appropriation ($250k max) for municipal capital projects, directly funding government spending under budget management.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations

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