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S 7798: Makes technical changes to the aid to localities budget.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified September 28, 2025

What S 7798 does, verified September 28, 2025

The state of New York has passed a bill to amend the aid to localities budget. This bill allocates $90,000,000 from the general fund to support community nonprofit organizations and civic organizations in underserved communities. The funding will be used to support community-based programming, crisis intervention initiatives, housing assistance, economic development, workforce training, educational initiatives, and healthcare services. The allocated funds will be distributed to organizations such as the Asian American Federation, the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, and the New York Urban League, among others. The bill takes effect immediately on April 1, 2025.

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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.60 (2025-05-23)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7798
What is the current status of S 7798?
As of September 28, 2025, S 7798 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on May 23, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.60".
Did S 7798 pass?
Yes. S 7798 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action May 23, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
Who wrote S 7798, and where is it now?
S 7798 was authored by Budget & Revenue Committee.
Recent actions12 total · showing 5
May. 23, 2025SIGNED CHAP.60
May. 23, 2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
May. 13, 2025passed assembly
May. 13, 2025ordered to third reading rules cal.192
May. 13, 2025substituted for a8283
Full action history, 7 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 8, 2025 · 431 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7798 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE May 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by BUDGET BILL -- (at request of the Budget) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025, enacting the aid to localities budget, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3003-D and A. 3003-D, in relation to making technical changes thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1 of a chapter of the laws of 2025, enacting the 2 aid to localities budget, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3 3003-D and A. 3003-D, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set 4 forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items under- 5 scored in this section. 6 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 7 AID TO LOCALITIES 2025-26 8 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM ...... 90,000,000 9 -------------- 10 General Fund 11 Local Assistance Account - 10000 12 Pursuant to the following sub-schedule, and 13 notwithstanding any provisions to the 14 contrary contained in section 163 and 15 section 112 of the state finance law or 16 any other law, funding from this appropri- 17 ation shall be made available for services 18 and expenses of the following community 19 nonprofit organizations and civic organ- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD12553-10-5 

 S. 7798 2 1 izations, for purposes including but not 2 limited to, supporting community based 3 programming, crisis intervention initi- 4 atives, housing assistance, economic 5 development, workforce training, educa- 6 tional initiatives and healthcare services 7 in underserved communities .................. 90,000,000 8 sub-schedule 9 Asian American [Foundation] 10 Federation .................... 15,000,000 11 Coalition for Asian American 12 Children and Families ......... 15,000,000 13 New York Urban League ........... 10,000,000 14 United Way of Greater New York .. 10,000,000 15 Local Initiatives Support 16 Corporation ................... 10,000,000 17 Catholic Charities Community 18 Services of the Archdiocese 19 of New York ................... 15,000,000 20 Fund for the City of New York ... 15,000,000 21 -------------- 22 Total of sub-schedule ......... 90,000,000 23 -------------- 24 Program account subtotal .................. 90,000,000 25 -------------- 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall be deemed to 27 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025. 

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