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S 8173: Allows the state comptroller and commissioner of taxation and finance to place liens on federal property within the state in the event of federal noncompliance with congressionally approved spending.
What S 8173 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill allows the state to reserve jurisdiction over federal land in the state when the federal government is found not in compliance with court decisions upholding federally approved spending. The state can determine and collect delinquent federal funds owed to the state in this situation. In the event of noncompliance, the state can place liens on federal property within the state to recover the owed funds. This law change takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8173
- What is the current status of S 8173?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 8173 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO FINANCE".
- Did S 8173 pass?
- Not yet. S 8173 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8173, and where is it now?
- S 8173 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Finance.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
| May. 19, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 19, 2025 · 326 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8173 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state law and the state finance law, in relation to allowing state finance authorities to place liens on federal property within the state in the event of federal noncompliance with congres- sionally approved spending The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 50-b to 2 read as follows: 3 § 50-b. Delinquent federal funds; state jurisdiction. For delinquent 4 federal funds as determined under subdivision twenty-one of section 5 eight of the state finance law, the state reserves jurisdiction with 6 respect to land that the United States or any unit of the United States 7 leases or otherwise holds in the state when the federal government is 8 found not in compliance with court decisions upholding federal congres- 9 sionally approved spending. 10 § 2. Section 8 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new 11 subdivision 21 to read as follows: 12 21. a. In conjunction with the commissioner of taxation and finance, 13 determine and collect delinquent federal funds owed to the state by the 14 United States government in the event of federal noncompliance with 15 court decisions upholding congressionally approved spending. 16 b. In the event of federal noncompliance with court decisions uphold- 17 ing congressionally approved spending, the comptroller or the commis- 18 sioner may, in consultation with the attorney general, place liens on 19 federal property within the state. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11931-01-5
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