New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9617: Authorizes funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation
Status: Passed both chambers, June 5, 2026
Authorizes funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation through the electric generation facility cessation mitigation fund for an additional five years.
What the bill says
An act to amend subpart H of part C of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, relating to appropriating money for certain municipal corporations and school districts, in relation to authorizing funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation, and in relation to the effectiveness thereof.
From the amended text, April 24, 2026:
AN ACT to amend subpart H of part C of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, relating to appropriating money for certain municipal corporations and school districts, in relation to authorizing funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation, and in relation to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1 of subpart H of part C of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, relating to appropriating money for certain municipal corporations and school districts, as amended by section 1 of part XX of chapter 55 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: Section 1. Contingent upon available funding, and not to exceed $140,000,000 moneys from the urban development corporation shall be available for a local government entity, which for the purposes of this section shall mean a county, city, town, village, school district or special district, where (i) on or after June 25, 2015, an electric generating facility located within such local government entity has ceased operations, and (ii) the closing of such facility has caused a reduction in the real property tax collections or payments in lieu of taxes of at least twenty percent owed by such electric generating facility. Such moneys attributable to …
Sponsors
- Peter Harckham (D, 40) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.595
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A10949A
- : REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1564
- : COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
- : PRINT NUMBER 9617A
Votes
- Senate Rules Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (June 2, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules Committee Vote (June 2, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 2, 2026): 60 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Real Property Taxation
Common questions
- What is S9617?
- S9617 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Authorizes funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation.
- What does S9617 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend subpart H of part C of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, relating to appropriating money for certain municipal corporations and school districts, in relation to authorizing funding to local government entities from the urban development corporation, and in relation to the effectiveness thereof.
- What is the status of S9617?
- Passed both chambers as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO SENATE (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9617?
- Peter Harckham (D, 40).
- Where is the official record for S9617?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9617
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