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New York Senate approves short-term budget extension 15–4 amid dispute over budget process
Summary
The New York State Senate on April 30, 2025, passed Assembly Bill A.8115 (substitute for S.7707), a short-term appropriations measure, by a 15–4 vote after floor remarks criticizing lack of transparency in the budget process and debate over whether to grant the governor authority to make future adjustments.
The New York State Senate on April 30, 2025, approved Assembly Bill A.8115, substituted for Senate Bill S.7707, a short-term appropriations measure intended to keep state government funded, by a vote of 15–4.
Senators debated the measure after Senator Krueger moved to discharge the bill from the Rules Committee and a message of necessity and appropriation was accepted on the floor. The measure was taken up from the supplemental calendar as counter 912 (calendar number 912, Assembly number 8115).
The discussion focused on the delayed state budget and whether the Senate should give the governor additional authority to make future adjustments. Senator Krueger told colleagues the work was "not quite done yet" and said, "we could be voting on bills starting very early next week." Senator O'Mara asked for an update on the status of the remaining budget bills; Senator Krueger said negotiations continue and that bills may appear as soon as the coming week.
Several senators used their floor remarks to criticize the process. Senator Rhodes said, "The people of this state deserve those answers," and urged greater transparency, saying legislators were still learning budget details through "rumors" and not through an open process. Senator Landau explained he would vote against the extender, saying he would "vote down on this extender" because he did not want the Legislature to pre-emptively enable unilateral executive authority.
Other senators defended the short-term measure as a procedural step to keep government functioning while negotiations continue. One senator summarized the immediate purpose of the vote as "a bill to keep government open for a few days," and subsequently said, "I vote yes." Several senators recorded brief yea/nay explanations on the floor before the roll call.
On the roll call for calendar 912 the clerk announced four negative votes by Senators Barela, Lanza, Ort, and White; the tally was 15 yeas and 4 nays. The clerk declared the bill passed. Following the vote, the Senate adjourned until Monday, May 5, at 3 p.m., with the intervening days designated legislative days.
The bill was taken up under a message of necessity and appropriation; the transcript notes acceptance of that message on the floor. The record does not include the full text of A.8115 or the specific dollar amounts in the measure on the floor transcript excerpt provided.
