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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4843: Relates to requiring balanced budgeting and spending; amends limitations on state supported debt; prohibits a message of necessity for budget bills

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 4843 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to requiring balanced budgeting and spending; amends limitations on state supported debt; prohibits a message of necessity for budget bills. Primary sponsor: Jenifer Rajkumar (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires balanced budgeting and spending; amends limitations on state supported debt; prohibits a message of necessity for budget bills; establishes the Rainy day fund as a constitutionally mandated provision.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jenifer RajkumarPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse38

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  2. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  3. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  4. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  6. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source