State Legislature Passes Second Budget Extender, Funding NYS Through April 14th
(April 7, 2026) The State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-27 budget is now one week late, with negotiations officially extended for another week, until April 14th. Today, April 7th, the NYS Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, a second budget extender to keep state operations funded at SFY 2025-26 levels through April 14th. If the pace of budget discussions does not increase by this weekend, it is possible that the State will need a third budget extender to keep the government funded beyond April 14th. Policy differences between the Governor and Legislature remain the reason for the delayed budget.
Legislators are scheduled to be on their spring recess this week and next. However, with an outstanding state budget, legislators and legislative staff are expected to continue their budget and legislative work from district offices over the coming days.
LeadingAge NY continues to actively engage with lawmakers and state officials as budget talks proceed. We are also working to garner additional media coverage of our state budget requests and leveraging social media to maintain the attention of the Governor and legislative leaders.
We will continue to keep members updated on state budget developments as we learn of them, but in the meantime, we ask you to please continue to use your voice to keep the pressure on policymakers, using the below tools:
Thank you for continuing your budget advocacy throughout this extended process. Your continued involvement is critical to our success in the final budget.
Contact: Sarah Daly, sdaly@leadingageny.org