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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8009: Grants the legislature to have an equal role with the governor in the budget process

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 8009 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Grants the legislature to have an equal role with the governor in the budget process. Primary sponsor: Charles Lavine (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. 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.

Provides that the Governor's annual budget proposal to the Legislature shall include statements of any new legislation, amendment to legislation, or limitation on the effect of any legislation contained in the budget; makes related provisions granting the legislature an equal role with the governor in the budget process.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charles LavinePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Michael BenedettoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Michaelle SolagesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110

“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