A7923

The New York State Senate passed a budget extender on April 15th providing $6.5 billion in appropriation authority to cover state payroll costs through April 20th, with the measure passing 52-1. Assembly Bill 7923 represents a $434 million increase over the previous extender and buys time as negotiations continue on the broader state budget. The vote came amid ongoing discussions between the Governor, Senate, and Assembly over major policy issues and spending priorities. Sen. Liz Krueger, who manages the bill, acknowledged that no spending targets have been distributed and that substantive negotiations continue on housing, environmental funding, education, and healthcare—areas where the state faces potential federal funding cuts under Trump administration proposals. The lone dissenting vote came from Sen. Daphne Weik, who criticized the lack of table targets and the delay in budget negotiations, noting that school districts across the state must finalize their own budgets by April 22nd without guidance from Albany. Krueger stated that staff-level discussions are ongoing and that the three legislative leaders plan to meet in conference after the session. The Senate adjourned until Thursday, April 17th.