# New York A 10001: LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY BUDGET New York A 10001, LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY BUDGET, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Budget; status signed, last action 2026-06-09 (SIGNED CHAP.51) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10001-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York A 10001 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY BUDGET - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-06-09, SIGNED CHAP.51 - Sponsor: Budget - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: WAYS AND MEANS, RULES, FINANCE - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (143 yes, 61 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 13 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More legal help for low-income New Yorkers: benefit, high. The law funds civil and criminal legal help for low-income New Yorkers in 2026–27. It provides $179.5 million for civil legal services. It adds $25 million from the Indigent Legal Services Fund for defense contracts. It also provides $3 million to help local justice courts. Funding applies to the s… - Fringe benefits funded for state employees: benefit, high. The law pays employer‑provided benefits for state workers. It sets aside $1.131 billion from the General Fund and also reuses $995.1 million of prior money. It funds fringe benefits for staff paid from several court‑related funds, the Attorney Licensing Fund, the Lawyers’ Fund, the NYC County Clerk… - Funding to run New York’s courts: benefit, high. The law funds the court system for the year starting April 1, 2026. It provides about $2.834 billion across all funds, plus $103.781 million in reappropriations. Trial courts get $2.377 billion for staff and operations. The courts may contract with the Center for Justice Innovation for up to $15 mi… - Upgrades to court tech and buildings: benefit, high. The law funds major court upgrades. It provides $49 million for court technology, $7 million for courthouse health and safety work, and $4 million for renovation equipment in 2026–27. It also reuses prior funds for tech ($72 million), health and safety ($10 million), and renovation equipment ($6 mi… - Funding to run the Legislature: benefit, medium. The law funds the Legislature’s work for the year starting April 1, 2026. The Assembly gets $150.839 million, and its Ways & Means Committee gets $7.720 million. Support offices are funded, including the Bill Drafting Commission ($20.452 million), Legislative Library ($1.052 million), Legislative H… - Funding to run the Legislature: benefit, medium. The law funds day‑to‑day work of the Legislature for the year starting April 1, 2026. The Senate gets $129.7 million, including $104.6 million for pay and $25.1 million for operations. It includes $15.6 million for contracts, including childcare expenses. The Assembly’s recyclable materials and inf… - Court facility aid and backstops: benefit, medium. The law provides $135.4 million in 2026–27 for the Court Facilities Incentive Aid Program. This money helps local courts pay for courthouse costs. The Comptroller can shift General Fund money to this aid fund when the Chief Administrator of the Courts asks. Transfers must be completed by the dates… - Attorney licensing funds and client protection: benefit, low. The law moves money paid under Judiciary Law §465(1) into the Attorney Licensing Fund. On request from the Chief Administrator of the Courts, the Comptroller may move up to $3.75 million from that fund to the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection by March 31, 2027. This supports lawyer licensing and… - Funds for the Lieutenant Governor’s office: benefit, low. The law provides $361,869 for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for the year starting April 1, 2026. Of that, $347,234 pays staff and $14,635 covers supplies and materials. - IV-E employee fringe benefits reappropriated: benefit, low. The law reappropriates $173,000 to pay fringe benefits for employees funded by the Federal IV‑E Fund. The money is available for the state fiscal year that begins April 1, 2026. - Prior-year funds carry into 2026–27: benefit, low. The law keeps unspent money from earlier budgets available in 2026–27. The funds stay tied to the same programs and purposes as before. This helps avoid gaps in projects and services. - Redistricting and demographic research funding: benefit, low. The law funds redistricting and demographic research. The Independent Redistricting Commission gets $1,163,900 for 2026–27. The chair and vice-chair can be paid up to $10,000 each per year; other members up to $5,000. Members are treated as legislative employees for ethics filings, and the commissi… - Criminal caseload aid with NYC limits: mixed, low. The law provides $47 million in 2026–27 to reduce criminal caseloads. It also reuses $47 million of unspent prior funds for the same work. Payments to New York City are limited to what is needed to meet court rule 22 NYCRR §127.7. This may direct less money to NYC unless that rule requires it. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Budget ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-27 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 45 | 17 | | | 2026-05-27 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 98 | 44 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-06-09: SIGNED CHAP.51 (House) - 2026-05-28: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-05-27: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2026-05-27: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2026-05-27: MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE (Senate) - 2026-05-27: 3RD READING CAL.1330 (Senate) - 2026-05-27: SUBSTITUTED FOR S9001A (Senate) - 2026-05-27: REFERRED TO FINANCE (Senate) - 2026-05-27: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2026-05-27: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2026-05-27: MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE (House) - 2026-05-27: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.213 (House) - 2026-05-27: RULES REPORT CAL.213 (House) - 2026-05-27: REPORTED (House) - 2026-05-27: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House) - 2026-05-26: PRINT NUMBER 10001A (House) - 2026-05-26: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2026-01-21: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) ## Bill text - Amendment A, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A10001A) - Original, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A10001) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A10001A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A10001) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10001-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).