Albany, NY (WRGB) — The New York State Legislature passed its fifth budget extender on Monday, pushing the deadline back to Wednesday.
The FY2027 Budget will now be at least three weeks late, lawmakers have hinted at progress in recent days, though say they are still waiting to see legislative language for the Governor’s proposals, specifically on policy.
“The governor is talking about concepts, but without proposing specific language,” Asm Phil Steck (D-Colonie) told CBS6 on Monday. “Maybe at some point she will reach an agreement with the legislative leaders, and then the specific language will come. But it hasn’t. We’re kind of in limbo.”
While at an event in Buffalo, Hochul was asked about the Budget’s progress.
“I am not going to say what if something’s the last extender,” Hochul said. “I’ve been hoping it would be done since April 1, but I also am not walking back from my belief the priorities that New Yorkers deserve to have, the majority of them, focused on affordability. I am not walking back from my commitment to do whatever I can in my power, with the Legislature and keep the people of New York from the highest auto insurance premiums in America. We should not accept that, and people before me should have questioned why we’re putting up with this. I’ll be that person. I am that person, and I’m not stopping until we get real relief in that space. We’ll look at reforms in the insurance industry. We look at a whole host of issues, but I want to follow the model of other states that have successfully driven down costs.”
Auto insurance is one of the sticking points, joining Climate Law change proposals, SEQRA reform, immigration enforcement guardrails and buffer zones around houses of worship.
This story will be updated.