Overview
- Lawmakers approved a fifth, $5.1 billion extender to keep state operations funded as the full budget remains overdue past the April 1 start of the fiscal year.
- Negotiators report little movement, with leaders yet to share draft bill text on major items and staff still writing language without a timeline for printing the remaining bills.
- Auto insurance overhaul is a central roadblock, as Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will not retreat from plans she argues would cut some of the nation’s highest premiums and legislators cite heavy lobbying on both sides.
- Proposed changes to New York’s 2019 climate law remain unsettled, with the governor floating a 2029 deadline for required regulations and proposing statute language that names tools like cap‑and‑invest while details on interim targets stay unclear.
- Restrictions on local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement have entered the talks, with versions of the New York for All proposal under discussion as supporters seek protections for workers and critics warn it could limit police coordination.