Bill > A05096

This bill amends the executive law to withhold the governor's salary if the state budget is not passed prior to the start of the fiscal year. Specifically, the bill stipulates that the governor's bi-weekly salary payments will be paused until the budget is legislatively approved. Once the budget is passed, the governor will receive both the current and accrued withheld salary payments. The bill defines "legislative passage of the budget" as the appropriation bill(s) being fully acted on by both legislative houses, with the state comptroller confirming that the bills are sufficient to support state government and local assistance for the upcoming fiscal year. Additionally, any supplementary legislation necessary for implementing the budget must also have been addressed by the legislature. The goal of this bill appears to be incentivizing timely budget completion by directly linking the governor's compensation to the budget passage process.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5096