# New York S 6247: Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district no. 14 of the town of Monroe; and authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district

New York S 6247, Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district no. 14 of the town of Monroe; and authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by James Skoufis (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-11 (SIGNED CHAP.412) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 6247
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district no. 14 of the town of Monroe; and authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-09-11, SIGNED CHAP.412
- Sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (212 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Monroe property water assessments legally confirmed: cost, low. Effective immediately, the law validates Monroe's special assessments on properties formerly served by Orchard Hill Water Company. These are charges on affected properties. The law does not set an assessment amount or change how it is calculated.
- Monroe water district confirmed, borrowing allowed: mixed, low. Effective immediately, the law confirms Water District No. 14 in Monroe, Orange County, despite earlier legal defects. Town Law Articles 12 and 12-A govern its funding, operations, expansion, and control; this law controls any conflict. Monroe can borrow up to $577,539 for the district to repay its…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 134 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-09-11: SIGNED CHAP.412 (Senate)
- 2025-09-11: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: HOME RULE REQUEST (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.727 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A5877A (House)
- 2025-06-13: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-13: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: HOME RULE REQUEST (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1987 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: PRINT NUMBER 6247A (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: REFERRED TO FINANCE (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-06-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6247A)
- Original, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6247)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6247A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6247)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S6247-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).