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New YorkA 76952025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 9, 2025

Sponsored By: J. Gary Pretlow (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

11 provisions identified: 9 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

More Medicaid funding with spending limits

Beginning April 1, 2025, New York raises this Medicaid appropriation from $1.363969 billion to $2.222408 billion. It also covers local program administration and medical care rates for authorized child care agencies. The law sets an overall state-funds Medicaid limit of $33.417285 billion for April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026. Spending remains subject to federal approval and the law’s adjustment rules. This appropriation does not set each recipient’s benefit amount.

Emergency funding for state worker pay

For payrolls scheduled April 1–9, 2025, executive and legislative payroll funding rises from $324.93 million to $668.33 million. This includes covered workers in state-run employment programs for people with mental illness or developmental disabilities. Judiciary payroll gets $85 million, including qualifying amounts owed before April 1. Judiciary benefits incurred April 1–9 get up to $300 million for health, retirement, Social Security, dental, vision, unemployment, and workers’ compensation costs. General state employee benefit funding rises from $20.925 million to $50.175 million for employer Social Security, eligible retirement contributions, and commuter tax payments. Retirement contributions cover eligible employees who opt in and cannot join SUNY’s optional retirement program; commuter tax payments cover district workers. These appropriations fund pay and employer costs, not new employee charges or individual benefit increases.

More Medicaid funding at state-run facilities

For April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026, this Medicaid appropriation doubles from $83.4 million to $166.8 million. It funds medical care at facilities run by New York’s mental health, developmental disabilities, and addiction services agencies. The fiscal-year amount replaces duplicate appropriations for the same item. It does not change eligibility or set an individual benefit amount.

More Medicaid funding for long-term care

For April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026, New York doubles these Medicaid long-term care appropriations. Nursing home funding rises from $79.359 million to $158.718 million. Funding for other long-term care rises from $132.394 million to $264.788 million. These amounts replace duplicate appropriations for the same items. They do not change who qualifies or set a benefit amount for each person.

More Medicaid hospital and clinic funding

For April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026, Medicaid inpatient hospital funding doubles from $57.814 million to $115.628 million. Hospital outpatient and emergency room funding doubles from $10.372 million to $20.744 million. Clinic funding doubles from $16.967 million to $33.934 million. These amounts replace duplicate appropriations for the same items. The funding changes do not set new eligibility rules or individual costs.

More Medicaid managed and community-care funding

For April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026, Medicaid managed care funding doubles from $150.829 million to $301.658 million. Within appropriated amounts, the department also funds grants for accessible primary care, technical help, and electronic health records. Noninstitutional and other Medicaid funding doubles from $137.631 million to $275.262 million and can pay earlier or later bills. These fiscal-year amounts replace duplicate appropriations for the same items. They do not change eligibility or set each recipient’s benefit amount.

More funding for unemployment benefit payments

For the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2025, New York raises unemployment benefit funding from $195 million to $345 million. The money can pay benefits under New York’s unemployment insurance law or federally authorized unemployment programs. The appropriation does not change who qualifies or set a claimant’s benefit amount.

More Medicaid drug, dental, transportation funding

For April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026, Medicaid pharmacy funding doubles from $92.616 million to $185.232 million. Transportation funding doubles from $12.235 million to $24.47 million; dental funding doubles from $1.422 million to $2.844 million. Drugs not explicitly allowed by law or regulation need the budget director’s approval before these funds can pay for them. These amounts replace duplicate appropriations for the same items. The appropriations do not change eligibility or set each person’s benefit amount.

More housing funding for homeless veterans

For the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2025, homeless veterans’ housing services funding rises from $98,000 to $126,000. The money supports housing-related services and expenses for homeless veterans in New York. The provision does not set an individual housing payment or a household eligibility formula.

More funding for state agency bills

New York doubles executive-branch operating bill funding from $10 million to $20 million. It covers ordinary business expenses, other than employee pay, incurred April 1–9, 2025. Expenses must serve purposes authorized in the 2024–2025 fiscal year and allowed by existing state law. This is agency funding, not a direct household payment.

More funding for food assistance bills

Beginning April 1, 2025, New York raises federal food and nutrition services funding from $7.49 million to $9.63 million. The money can pay financial assistance already owed before the appropriation. The provision does not name particular food programs, change eligibility, or set individual payment amounts.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • J. Gary Pretlow

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 205 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 61 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2025

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 144 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.118

    4/7/2025House

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    4/7/2025House

  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

    4/7/2025Senate

  4. PASSED SENATE

    4/7/2025Senate

  5. MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE

    4/7/2025Senate

  6. MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - APPROPRIATION

    4/7/2025Senate

  7. 3RD READING CAL.625

    4/7/2025Senate

  8. SUBSTITUTED FOR S7239

    4/7/2025Senate

  9. REFERRED TO RULES

    4/7/2025Senate

  10. DELIVERED TO SENATE

    4/7/2025House

  11. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    4/7/2025House

  12. MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE

    4/7/2025House

  13. MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - APPROPRIATION

    4/7/2025House

  14. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.146

    4/7/2025House

  15. RULES REPORT CAL.146

    4/7/2025House

  16. REPORTED

    4/7/2025House

  17. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    4/7/2025House

  18. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    4/7/2025House

Bill Text

  • Original

    4/7/2025

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