Caiti Anderson

Amy Kellogg, Caiti Anderson New York’s 2026-2027 budget was due on April 1. Certain policy issues delayed the final budget, as the Governor proposed a series of major policy changes that have taken some time for the Governor and Legislature to negotiate. As of this writing, we still do not have a finalized budget, but we hope the budget will be finalized by mid-May.

New York’s 2025 legislative session began on January 8, 2025 when both houses convened for their first day of session. Normally, this day would also be marked with the Governor’s State of the State address, but Governor Kathy Hochul gave that address one week later, where she outlined her legislative priorities for the upcoming session. On January 21, the Governor unveiled her proposed 2025-2026 Fiscal Year budget.

Thursday, June 6, was the last scheduled day of New York’s 2024 legislative session, but we went into overtime. The Senate completed their business on Friday, June 7 around 8:30 p.m. while the Assembly worked through the night and completed their work just after 7:00 a.m. Saturday, June 8.