New York Lawmakers Pass 8th Budget Extender Through May 4 as Stalemate Hits Day 30

The state legislature on Wed Apr 29 passed an eighth emergency budget extender, signed by Gov. Hochul on Apr 30, authorizing roughly $2.5B in additional spending and keeping state operations funded through Mon May 4. Total emergency authorizations since the Apr 1 deadline now exceed ~$17.7B. Talks remain stuck on Hochul's auto-insurance reform, dialing back the 2019 climate law, Tier 6 pension reform, school aid, the discovery-law rollback, and Hochul's 25-foot worship buffer-zone state mirror. Legislative leaders say "progress has been made" toward a deal on major policy items. The slip means NYC executive budget, already deferred to May 12 by Mamdani-Menin, may slip further if state numbers aren't locked.

• keptPied-à-terre tax on $5M+ second homes
• brokenCorporate tax hike ($1.75B/year)
• brokenDouble DCWP budget to $135M
• brokenIncrease Human Rights Commission funding to $21M

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