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Senate approves short-term budget extender, adds about $1.6 billion in authority
Summary
The New York State Senate passed a short-term budget extender on April 24, 2025, providing roughly $11.3 billion in appropriation authority to continue government operations and adding about $1.6 billion above prior extender levels. Debate focused on timing, impacts for school budgets and unresolved policy issues holding up a final budget.
The New York State Senate on April 24, 2025, approved a short-term budget extender (Assembly Bill 80 68/Senate Calendar No. 693) to provide funding authority that keeps state government operating while negotiators continue work on a final budget.
Senator Krueger, speaking on the bill, said the extender "provides 11,300,000,000.0 in appropriation authority to meet payroll costs and to allow certain payments of general state charges," and that the measure adds "1,600,000,000.0 in additional appropriation authority" compared with the prior extender. The secretary announced the bill passed after a roll-call vote.
The bill was presented under a message of necessity and appropriation, which the Senate accepted before taking up the measure. After debate, the chamber recorded 49 votes in favor and two in opposition; Senators…
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