# New York A 5298: Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers

New York A 5298, Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by J. Gary Pretlow (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-18 (SIGNED CHAP.136) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 5298
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-06-18, SIGNED CHAP.136
- Sponsor: J. Gary Pretlow (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: CITIES, WAYS AND MEANS, RULES, CITIES 2
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (179 yes, 26 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Yonkers gets more options for selling debt: benefit, low. Effective immediately, Yonkers can negotiate private sales of serial bonds or notes issued through June 30, 2026, despite statutory limits. Sales must follow the state's 1984 financial emergency law for Yonkers, with State Comptroller approval of sale terms. The city can pay underwriters through ne…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: J. Gary Pretlow (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 60 | 1 |   |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 119 | 25 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-06-18: SIGNED CHAP.136 (House)
- 2025-06-18: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-05-28: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: 3RD READING CAL.997 (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: SUBSTITUTED FOR S433 (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: REFERRED TO CITIES 2 (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-21: HOME RULE REQUEST (House)
- 2025-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.217 (House)
- 2025-05-21: RULES REPORT CAL.217 (House)
- 2025-05-21: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-05-20: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-05-06: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-02-12: REFERRED TO CITIES (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A5298)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A5298)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5298-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).