Budget & Taxes (Government Spending)

Prohibits the expenditure of state, local and public authority moneys relating to any civilian criminal trial of enemy combatants for acts of terrorism in any federal court in the state of New York.

This bill establishes a limit on how much the state can increase its annual spending for day-to-day operations (like public services and administration), excluding federal funds and capital projects. The spending cap is calculated as the average of the previous three years' inflation rates, but cannot exceed 2%. The governor must certify that the proposed budget stays within this cap, and if the legislature passes a budget exceeding it, the governor must adjust spending to meet the limit. Exceptions allow exceeding the cap during emergencies (e.g., natural disasters) only with a two-thirds legislative vote.

Relates to capping the state budget at fifteen percent of total state gross domestic product for the prior calendar year, as determined by the state comptroller.