SFY 19-20 Budget Includes Critical Criminal Justice Reform Legislation and Funding
Apr 1, 2019
Speaker Carl Heastie and Codes Committee Chair Joseph R. Lentol today announced that the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Budget Agreement invests in grants and programs to help crime victims, defendants and all New Yorkers better navigate the legal system....
Speaker Heastie Statement on the SFY 2019-20 Enacted Budget
Apr 1, 2019
From the first day of session, the Assembly Majority pledged to work with our new partners in the Senate Majority to deliver a Families First agenda. Despite the financial challenges we are facing, we have never lost sight of that promise. We have worked...
Approved SFY 2019-20 Budget Includes $27 Million For the Jose Peralta New York State DREAM Act
Mar 31, 2019
Speaker Carl Heastie and Higher Education Committee Chair Deborah Glick today announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Budget includes $27 million to support the Jose Peralta New York State DREAM Act, which will enable New York’s immigrant students...
Approved SFY 2019-20 Spending Plan Includes Critical Measure to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Mar 31, 2019
Speaker Carl Heastie and Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Steve Englebright today announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Budget will protect New York’s waterways and the environment by banning plastic carryout bags. “The Assembly...
Assembly and Senate Announce Joint Budget Subcommittee Schedule
Mar 26, 2019
The 2019 Joint Budget Subcommittees will meet on Wednesday, March 27.JOINT BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEESCYCLE AWednesday, March 27, 10:30 a.m.Public Protection / Criminal Justice / JudiciaryHearing Room A, Legislative Office BuildingMental HygieneHearing Room...