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Senate approves short-term funding extender, authorizes $1.7 billion to keep state government running
Summary
The New York State Senate on March 30 approved a temporary appropriation to continue state operations through a short extender, providing $1.7 billion to cover payroll and other payments until further budget action.
The New York State Senate on March 30 approved an emergency appropriation (Senate print 707070) intended to extend state operations through a short-term extender, voting 57-0 to pass the measure. The bill, sponsored on the floor by Senator Krueger, provides $1,700,000,000 in appropriation authority to meet payroll costs and allow certain payments for the Department of Health, the Medical Assistance program, the Department of Labor, the Office of Mental Health and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
The measure matters because lawmakers had not completed the 2025 state budget and said the appropriation would prevent interruptions to payrolls and…
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