# New York S 3001: LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY BUDGET New York S 3001, LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY BUDGET, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Budget; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (SIGNED CHAP.51) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S3001-2025 - 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 S 3001 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY BUDGET - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-05-20, SIGNED CHAP.51 - Sponsor: Budget - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (179 yes, 54 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State funding keeps New York courts running: benefit, high. For April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, the law provides about $2.672 billion for court operations. It also carries forward $91.952 million in prior funding. Within the operating budget, trial courts receive about $2.227 billion, appellate courts $109.302 million, and the highest court $18.088 m… - Courts receive technology and building funding: benefit, medium. Beginning April 1, 2025, the law provides $50 million for court technology and building improvements. That includes $42 million for technology, $5 million for courthouse health and safety, and $3 million for renovation equipment. Unspent prior-year funding remains available: $29 million for technol… - Funding supports criminal and local court workloads: benefit, medium. Beginning April 1, 2025, the Criminal Caseload Reduction Program receives $47 million for budget year 2025–26. Another $94 million in unspent funding from two earlier budgets remains available for that same program. The law also provides $3 million for justice court assistance. These funds support… - Legal aid funding for low-income residents: benefit, medium. Beginning April 1, 2025, the law provides $150 million for civil legal services in budget year 2025–26. These services help low-income residents with matters such as eviction, family law, and benefits. The money supports legal service providers, not direct household checks. This funding provision d… - Local courthouse aid gets funding backstop: benefit, medium. For April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, the law provides $127.59 million for local court facilities aid. It also keeps $20 million in unspent prior-year aid available. If the aid fund cannot cover specified vouchers or transfers, the comptroller must transfer enough General Fund money when the c… - Funding supports protection for lawyers’ clients: benefit, low. Beginning April 1, 2025, the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection receives $10.861 million for the 2025–26 budget year. At the courts’ chief administrator’s request, the comptroller must transfer up to $3.75 million from the Attorney Licensing Fund. That transfer must occur by March 31, 2026. The la… - State funds Senate and Assembly operations: cost, medium. For April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, the Senate receives about $123.97 million for operations. The Assembly receives about $144.02 million, and its Ways and Means Committee receives about $7.495 million. Funding covers lawmakers’ salaries and allowances, staff, office costs, and student progr… - Limits on New York City defense funding: cost, low. Beginning April 1, 2025, the Office of Indigent Legal Services faces limits on a specified defense funding allocation. Payments to New York City require an agreement with the city. They cannot exceed what is needed to meet the court’s criminal defense caseload standards under Rule 127.7. This limit… - Funding supports legislative staff and services: cost, low. For 2025–26, the law provides about $19.856 million for bill drafting and $1.5 million for legislative computing. The legislative library receives about $1.021 million, the messenger service $1.161 million, and the health service $270,263. The Legislative Ethics Commission receives $484,711. The de… - Funds support legislative chambers and information: cost, low. For 2025–26, the Senate and Assembly each receive $50,000 for their recyclable materials, information services, and conference funds. Each chamber also receives $250,000 for restoration and related purposes supported by non-state grants. The restoration funding requires that non-state grant support… - Lieutenant Governor’s office receives operating funds: cost, low. The law provides $351,329 for the Lieutenant Governor’s administration program. The funding covers April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. It pays for state-office operations and does not create a household benefit. - Redistricting commission funded with pay limits: mixed, low. For April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, the Independent Redistricting Commission receives $1.13 million. Within available funds, the chair can receive up to $10,000 in annual pay; each other member can receive up to $5,000. The commission must approve spending by an affirmative vote and make its… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Budget ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-08 | committee | Finance Committee Vote | pass | 16 | 6 | | | 2025-05-08 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 117 | 32 | | | 2025-05-08 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 46 | 16 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-05-20: SIGNED CHAP.51 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-05-08: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-05-08: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-05-08: MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE (House) - 2025-05-08: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.186 (House) - 2025-05-08: SUBSTITUTED FOR A3001A (House) - 2025-05-08: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2025-05-08: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-05-08: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-05-08: MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE (Senate) - 2025-05-08: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.970 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: PRINT NUMBER 3001A (Senate) - 2025-05-07: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE (Senate) - 2025-01-22: REFERRED TO FINANCE (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment A, 2025-05-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3001A) - Original, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3001) ## 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/S3001A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3001) ## 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-S3001-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).