ADVOCACY UPDATES

Local Impact of Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis (Statement) (updated 2-12-20)

New York's 2019 Criminal Justice Reforms
(11-14-19)

Examining New York's 2019 Voting Reforms
(9-4-19)

NYCOM represents municipal interests at the state and federal levels, including updates on legislative activity:

State Comptroller Issues Advisory Opinion Regarding Bonding for Lead Service Line Replacement (added 12-16-24)
Update on Obligating Your ARPA Funds (added 12-2-24)
NYCOM's 2024 Summary of Legislation (updated 11-25-24)
Important Bills Still Awaiting Delivery to the Governor (11-21-24)
NYSLRS Announces Increased Employer Contribution Rates for 2025-26 (updated 9-4-24)
NYCOM's End-of-Session Legislative Update (updated 6-20-24)
NYCOM Briefing on the 2024-25 Adopted State Budget (updated 5-13-24)
NYCOM State Budget Update (added 3-22-24)
Preliminary State Budget Update (added 3-13-24)
NYCOM Briefing on the 2024-25 Executive Budget (added 2-6-24)
NYCOM'S Preliminary Summary of Governor Hochul's 2024-25 Executive Budget (added 1-17-24)
Update on the 2023 Legislative Session (added 11-28-23)
Important Bills Still Awaiting Delivery to the Governor (added 11-7-23)
Pension Contribution Rates on the Rise (added 9-5-23)
Assembly Concludes Its Work and Legislative Session Ends (added 6-23-23)
Joint Letter from NYCOM and AOT on Addressing the State's Housing Shortage (added 6-8-23)
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision on Surplus Proceeds of an In Rem Foreclosure (added 6-5-23)
NYCOM Legislative Update 2023 Session Coming to a Close (added 6-2-23)
Preliminary Details Regarding the 2023-24 State Budget (added 5-4-23)
NYCOM Supports Housing Growth but Opposes State Overrides of Local Zoning (added 4-13-23)
State Budget Update: Senate and Assembly Approve One-House Budgets (added 3-17-23)
NYCOM Briefing on the 2023-24 Executive Budget (added 2-14-23)
NYCOM's Preliminary Summary of Governor Hochul's 2023-24 Executive Budget Proposal (added 2-2-23)
Governor to Propose "New York Housing Compact" in 2023-24 State Budget (added 1-17-23)
New Law Authorizes Volunteer Firefighter and Ambulance Workers Property Tax Exemption (added 1-5-23)
$150 Million in Restore New York Grants (added 11-2-22)
Federal Infrastructure Funding Opportunities (added 10-31-22)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (added 9-21-22)
Governor Hochul Signs NYCOM Legislation Allowing for Reduced Speed Limits (added 9-1-22)
DEADLINE for "Letter of Intent to Apply" for Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward | 2nd Installment of ARPA Funding Being Delivered to New York Local Governments (added 7-26-22)
Legislative Session Ends in Albany: NYCOM Secures Important Wins for Cities and Villages (added 6-6-22)
Update on 2022 Legislative Session (updated 9-1-22)
Summary of the 2022-23 Enacted State Budget (added 5-2-22)
Preliminary Details Regarding the 2022-23 State Budget (added 4-8-22)
Please Join NYCOM's "24 Hours of Action (added 3-29-22)
NYCOM Pushing for Increase in AIM Funding (added 3-24-22)
State Budget Update: Senate and Assembly Approve One-House Budgets (added 3-16-22)
Governor Hochul Removes Local Land Use Mandates from the Executive Budget (added 2-18-22)
New York State's 2022-23 Executive Budget Released (added 1-19-22)
NYCOM's 2022 Legislative Program: More State Funding, More Local Flexibility (added 1-14-22)
Treasury's Final Rule on ARPA Implementation Offers Broader Flexibility and Simplifies Calculation of Lost Revenue (added 1-6-22)
375 NYCOM Members Sign-on to Letter Urging Governor Hochul to Increase Municipal Aid in the 2022-23 Executive Budget (updated 12-21-21)
Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Approved by Congress (added 11-08-21)
U.S. Senate Passes Bill to Expand Flexibility in Use of APRA Funds (added 10-26-21)
Treasury Postpones ARPA Reporting Deadline (added 10-1-21)
Governor Hochul and the State Legislature Authorize the Continuation of Remote Meetings (added 9-2-21)
ARPA Funds Coming Your Way -- Now What?? (added 7-13-21)
Update on the Distribution of ARPA Funds for Non-Entitlement Units (NEUs) (added 6-30-21)
End of the NYS COVID State of Emergency and Implications on the Utility Termination Moratorium Law (added 6-29-21)
End of the NYS COVID State of Emergency (added 6-24-21)
Update on 2021 Legislative Session (as of 12-22-21)
Treasury Guidance for Local Governments Under 50,000 in Population (updated 5-28-21)
Governor Signs Legislation to Extend and Modify the Utility Termination Moratorium Law (added 5-12-21)
New: Access Treasury's Guidance on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (added 5-10-21)
Update on Legislation to Extend and Modify the Utility Termination Moratorium Law (added 4-15-21)
Preliminary Details Regarding the Enacted 2021-22 State Budget (added 4-7-21)
Legislation Passed to Extend and Modify the Utility Termination Moratorium Law (added 4-1 -21)
Agreement Reached on Cannabis Legislation: Includes Local Control and Local Revenue (updated 3-31-21)
NYCOM Action Alert on State Budget (added 3-22-21)
State Budget Update: Senate and Assembly Introduce One-House Budgets (3-15-21)
Senate Approves American Rescue Plan and $360 Billion for State and Local Governments (3-8-21)
Summary of the State's 2021-22 Executive Budget Proposal, Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Property Tax Deferment and Installment Payments (2-10-21)
New York State’s 2021-22 Executive Budget Released (1-20-21)
NYCOM Calls for the Release of Withheld State Aid, Local Government Aid Included in President-Elect Biden's American Rescue Plan's (1-15-21)
URGENT: State Must Release Witheld Local Aid (1-12-21)
Important Update on Village Elections (1-11-21)
COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020, Vaccinating Municipal Employees (added 1-7-21)
Message from NYCOM President and Binghamton Mayor Richard C. David (added 1-7-21)
New Law Requires Automatic Renewal of Certain Property Tax Exemptions, Governor Approves Bill to Eliminate Driver’s License Suspensions (with modifications), Legislation Authorizing Deferral of Tax Payments is Delivered to the Governor (added 1-4-21)
Congress Passes Pandemic Relief Package, Legislation Limiting Local Government's Ability to Enforce Traffic & Parking Fines is Delivered to the Governor, Executive Order 202.83 Amends Certain Property Tax Exemption Renewal Requirements (added 12-22-20)
U.S. Senate Majority Continues to Oppose State and Local Aiid, Allowable Levy Growth Factor for Local Governments with a June 1, Fiscal Year (added 12-11-20)
Action Alert: Join the Renewed Effort for COVID Relief (11-13-20)
Update: Moratorium on Termination of Residential Utility Service (10-29-20)
Update on 2020 Legislative Session (9-18-20)
New Law Requires Development of Pandemic Operations Plan (9-10-20)
Moratorium on Termination of Residential Utility Service (9-8-20)
Pension Rates for Feb 2022 Increase 11% for ERS and 16% for PFRS | Employee Payroll Tax Deferral (9-3-20)
Local Officials and the 2020 Census (8-26-20)
New York State and Local Governments Continue to Face Fiscal Challenges (8-19-20)
Senate Leaders Release New Stimulus Proposal (7-28-20)
State Legislature Returning to Albany (7-16-20)
Governor Announces the "New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative" (6-12-20)
State Legislature Returns to Pass Police Reform Package (6-9-20)
Executive Order 202.36-Extending the Interest-Free Period on Property Tax Payments (6-2-20)
State Legislature Approves Numerous COVID-Related Bills (6-1-20)
Call to Action: Send Letter to Congress (5-29-20)
Executive Order 202.32-Extending the Interest-Free Period on Property Tax Payments (5-22-20)
State Delaying Issuance of Budget Cuts and Holding Back Release of Local Aid (5-20-20)
The HEROES Act Would Provide $375 Billion to Local Governments (5-13-20)
NYCOM Posts Additional COVID Guidance and Fights for Federal Funding to Local Governments (updated 5-15-20)
Local Government Aid Left Out of Latest Stimulus Package (updated 5-15-20)
NY Mayors Sign-On Letter to NY Congressional Delegation Seeking Direct Federal Assistance (updated 5-15-20)
Update on the Ability of Local Governments to Conduct Public Hearings (4-10-20)
Summary of the Completed 2020-21 State Budget (4-3-20)
Preliminary Summary of the Adopted State Budget (4-1-20)
Village Elections Postponed (3-30-20)
City and Village Best Practices, Local Aid in Federal Stimulus Bill, State Budget Update (3-26-20)
State Budget, New Paid Leave Law, and COVID-19 Resources (3-19-20)
NYCOM Legislative Request Letter to State Legislators (3-19-20)
NYCOM Briefing on the 2020-21 Executive Budget (3-11-20)
State and Assembly to Approve One-House Budgets (3-10-20)
NYCOM Fighting for State Budget Priorities (2-27-20)
Sample Resolution Regarding Criminal Justice Reforms (2-25-20)
Budget Update: Discovery Reform, AIM & Infrastructure Funding, Cannabis, Small Cells (2-12-20)
2020-21 Executive Budget Released (1-22-20)
2020 Legislative Session Began Last Week (1-14-20)
AIM Payments for the 2019-20 State Fiscal Year (10-17-19)
FCC Regulation of Cable Services Goes Into Effect (9-27-19)
2019 Legislative Session Bills (9-4-19)
State Legislative Session Ends (6-21-19)
Bills of Interest Update (5-31-19)
Bills of Interest (5-24-19)
Focus for Remainder of Session (5-15-19)
Initiatives Previously Enacted in the 2019-20 Adopted State Budget (5-3-19)
Post-Budget Issues (5-1-19)
Analysis of Adopted State Budget (4-9-19)
2019-20 State Budget Was Adopted (4-1-19)
Final Pieces of Adopted State Budget are Starting to Come Together (3-29-19)
Trending Key Issues (3-27-19)
State Budget Negotiations at the State Capitol (3-20-19)
Comparison Between One-House Budgets and Executive Budget (3-13-19)
State Budget Developments (3-6-19)
2019-20 Executive Budget Released (1-16-19)
Summary of Enacted and Vetoed Legislation (1-2-19)

Assembly Concludes Its Work and Legislative Session Ends (added 6-23-23)
Update on the 2023 Legislative Session (added 6-23-23)
Update on the 2023 Legislative Session - Assembly to Return Next Week (added 6-15-23)
Joint Letter from NYCOM and AOT on Addressing the State's Housing Shortage (added 6-8-23)
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision on Surplus Proceeds of an In Rem Foreclosure (added 6-5-23)
NYCOM Legislative Update 2023 Session Coming to a Close (added 6-2-23)
Preliminary Details Regarding the 2023-24 State Budget (added 5-4-23)
NYCOM Supports Housing Growth but Opposes State Overrides of Local Zoning (added 4-13-23)
State Budget Update: Senate and Assembly Approve One-House Budgets (added 3-17-23)
NYCOM Briefing on the 2023-24 Executive Budget (added 2-14-23)
NYCOM's Preliminary Summary of Governor Hochul's 2023-24 Executive Budget Proposal (added 2-2-23)
Governor to Propose "New York Housing Compact" in 2023-24 State Budget (added 1-17-23)
New Law Authorizes Volunteer Firefighter and Ambulance Workers Property Tax Exemption (added 1-5-23)
$150 Million in Restore New York Grants (added 11-2-22)
Federal Infrastructure Funding Opportunities (added 10-31-22)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (added 9-21-22)
Governor Hochul Signs NYCOM Legislation Allowing for Reduced Speed Limits (added 9-1-22)
DEADLINE for "Letter of Intent to Apply" for Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward | 2nd Installment of ARPA Funding Being Delivered to New York Local Governments (added 7-26-22)
Legislative Session Ends in Albany: NYCOM Secures Important Wins for Cities and Villages (added 6-6-22)
Update on 2022 Legislative Session (updated 9-1-22)
Summary of the 2022-23 Enacted State Budget (added 5-2-22)
Preliminary Details Regarding the 2022-23 State Budget (added 4-8-22)
Please Join NYCOM's "24 Hours of Action (added 3-29-22)
NYCOM Pushing for Increase in AIM Funding (added 3-24-22)
State Budget Update: Senate and Assembly Approve One-House Budgets (added 3-16-22)
Governor Hochul Removes Local Land Use Mandates from the Executive Budget (added 2-18-22)
New York State's 2022-23 Executive Budget Released (added 1-19-22)
NYCOM's 2022 Legislative Program: More State Funding, More Local Flexibility (added 1-14-22)
Treasury's Final Rule on ARPA Implementation Offers Broader Flexibility and Simplifies Calculation of Lost Revenue (added 1-6-22)
375 NYCOM Members Sign-on to Letter Urging Governor Hochul to Increase Municipal Aid in the 2022-23 Executive Budget (updated 12-21-21)
Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Approved by Congress (added 11-08-21)
U.S. Senate Passes Bill to Expand Flexibility in Use of APRA Funds (added 10-26-21)
Treasury Postpones ARPA Reporting Deadline (added 10-1-21)
Governor Hochul and the State Legislature Authorize the Continuation of Remote Meetings (added 9-2-21)
ARPA Funds Coming Your Way -- Now What?? (added 7-13-21)
Update on the Distribution of ARPA Funds for Non-Entitlement Units (NEUs) (added 6-30-21)
End of the NYS COVID State of Emergency and Implications on the Utility Termination Moratorium Law (added 6-29-21)
End of the NYS COVID State of Emergency (added 6-24-21)
Update on 2021 Legislative Session (as of 12-22-21)
Treasury Guidance for Local Governments Under 50,000 in Population (updated 5-28-21)
Governor Signs Legislation to Extend and Modify the Utility Termination Moratorium Law (added 5-12-21)
New: Access Treasury's Guidance on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (added 5-10-21)
Update on Legislation to Extend and Modify the Utility Termination Moratorium Law (added 4-15-21)
Preliminary Details Regarding the Enacted 2021-22 State Budget (added 4-7-21)
Legislation Passed to Extend and Modify the Utility Termination Moratorium Law (added 4-1 -21)
Agreement Reached on Cannabis Legislation: Includes Local Control and Local Revenue (updated 3-31-21)
NYCOM Action Alert on State Budget (added 3-22-21)
State Budget Update: Senate and Assembly Introduce One-House Budgets (3-15-21)
Senate Approves American Rescue Plan and $360 Billion for State and Local Governments (3-8-21)
Summary of the State's 2021-22 Executive Budget Proposal, Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Property Tax Deferment and Installment Payments (2-10-21)
New York State’s 2021-22 Executive Budget Released (1-20-21)
NYCOM Calls for the Release of Withheld State Aid, Local Government Aid Included in President-Elect Biden's American Rescue Plan's (1-15-21)
URGENT: State Must Release Witheld Local Aid (1-12-21)
Important Update on Village Elections (1-11-21)
COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020, Vaccinating Municipal Employees (added 1-7-21)
Message from NYCOM President and Binghamton Mayor Richard C. David (added 1-7-21)
New Law Requires Automatic Renewal of Certain Property Tax Exemptions, Governor Approves Bill to Eliminate Driver’s License Suspensions (with modifications), Legislation Authorizing Deferral of Tax Payments is Delivered to the Governor (added 1-4-21)
Congress Passes Pandemic Relief Package, Legislation Limiting Local Government's Ability to Enforce Traffic & Parking Fines is Delivered to the Governor, Executive Order 202.83 Amends Certain Property Tax Exemption Renewal Requirements (added 12-22-20)
U.S. Senate Majority Continues to Oppose State and Local Aiid, Allowable Levy Growth Factor for Local Governments with a June 1, Fiscal Year (added 12-11-20)
Action Alert: Join the Renewed Effort for COVID Relief (11-13-20)
Update: Moratorium on Termination of Residential Utility Service (10-29-20)
Update on 2020 Legislative Session (9-18-20)
New Law Requires Development of Pandemic Operations Plan (9-10-20)
Moratorium on Termination of Residential Utility Service (9-8-20)
Pension Rates for Feb 2022 Increase 11% for ERS and 16% for PFRS | Employee Payroll Tax Deferral (9-3-20)
Local Officials and the 2020 Census (8-26-20)
New York State and Local Governments Continue to Face Fiscal Challenges (8-19-20)
Senate Leaders Release New Stimulus Proposal (7-28-20)
State Legislature Returning to Albany (7-16-20)
Governor Announces the "New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative" (6-12-20)
State Legislature Returns to Pass Police Reform Package (6-9-20)
Executive Order 202.36-Extending the Interest-Free Period on Property Tax Payments (6-2-20)
State Legislature Approves Numerous COVID-Related Bills (6-1-20)
Call to Action: Send Letter to Congress (5-29-20)
Executive Order 202.32-Extending the Interest-Free Period on Property Tax Payments (5-22-20)
State Delaying Issuance of Budget Cuts and Holding Back Release of Local Aid (5-20-20)
The HEROES Act Would Provide $375 Billion to Local Governments (5-13-20)
NYCOM Posts Additional COVID Guidance and Fights for Federal Funding to Local Governments (updated 5-15-20)
Local Government Aid Left Out of Latest Stimulus Package (updated 5-15-20)
NY Mayors Sign-On Letter to NY Congressional Delegation Seeking Direct Federal Assistance (updated 5-15-20)
Update on the Ability of Local Governments to Conduct Public Hearings (4-10-20)
Summary of the Completed 2020-21 State Budget (4-3-20)
Preliminary Summary of the Adopted State Budget (4-1-20)
Village Elections Postponed (3-30-20)
City and Village Best Practices, Local Aid in Federal Stimulus Bill, State Budget Update (3-26-20)
State Budget, New Paid Leave Law, and COVID-19 Resources (3-19-20)
NYCOM Legislative Request Letter to State Legislators (3-19-20)
NYCOM Briefing on the 2020-21 Executive Budget (3-11-20)
State and Assembly to Approve One-House Budgets (3-10-20)
NYCOM Fighting for State Budget Priorities (2-27-20)
Sample Resolution Regarding Criminal Justice Reforms (2-25-20)
Budget Update: Discovery Reform, AIM & Infrastructure Funding, Cannabis, Small Cells (2-12-20)
2020-21 Executive Budget Released (1-22-20)
2020 Legislative Session Began Last Week (1-14-20)
AIM Payments for the 2019-20 State Fiscal Year (10-17-19)
FCC Regulation of Cable Services Goes Into Effect (9-27-19)
2019 Legislative Session Bills (9-4-19)
State Legislative Session Ends (6-21-19)
Bills of Interest Update (5-31-19)
Bills of Interest (5-24-19)
Focus for Remainder of Session (5-15-19)
Initiatives Previously Enacted in the 2019-20 Adopted State Budget (5-3-19)
Post-Budget Issues (5-1-19)
Analysis of Adopted State Budget (4-9-19)
2019-20 State Budget Was Adopted (4-1-19)
Final Pieces of Adopted State Budget are Starting to Come Together (3-29-19)
Trending Key Issues (3-27-19)
State Budget Negotiations at the State Capitol (3-20-19)
Comparison Between One-House Budgets and Executive Budget (3-13-19)
State Budget Developments (3-6-19)
2019-20 Executive Budget Released (1-16-19)
Summary of Enacted and Vetoed Legislation (1-2-19)

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