Reparations · State · NY

New York Budget Bill Extends Community Commission on Reparations Remedies' Reporting Deadline and Member Terms

Why this rating

Mechanism: Part HH extends the operational life and reporting deadline of the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies, a body specifically tasked with studying and recommending reparations remedies for descendants of enslaved persons — a lineage-specific mechanism. By extending rather than allowing the commission's authority or member terms to lapse, the measure preserves the vehicle through which lineage-based reparations recommendations could eventually be produced, which is a meaningful (not merely honorary) procedural benefit, though it does not itself create or fund a benefit program. Direction is recorded as +1 rather than +2 because this provision only extends timelines/status rather than delivering material relief. Force is 1.00 because this budget bill, including Part HH, has been signed into law (Chapter 55) as of May 27, 2026 — this is a completed, enacted action, not a pending proposal.

Summary

S09005, New York's 2026-2027 state public protection and general government budget bill, contains numerous unrelated provisions (national guard incentives, firearm/drone crimes, insurance regulation, immigration-related protections, and more). Among these, Part HH extends certain provisions constituting the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies, extends the deadline for the commission to submit its written findings and recommendations to the legislature and governor, and addresses the status of commission members.

The commission itself was established by prior New York legislation (not part of this bill) to study reparations remedies for descendants of enslaved persons; this budget bill does not create the commission or fund a new benefit program, but keeps the existing commission operating and extends its timeline to complete its work rather than allowing it to lapse.

The bill passed both the Senate and Assembly on May 21, 2026, under a message of necessity, was delivered to the governor on May 27, 2026, and was signed the same day as Chapter 55.

Sources

• Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; extends the recruitment incentive and retention program for certain active members of the New York army national guard, New York air national guard, and New York naval militia until 2031 (Part A); extends the suspension of the subsidy to the state emergency services revolving loan fund from the public safety communications surcharge until the end of the 2027--2028 state fiscal year (Part B); establishes crimes related to utilizing three-dimensional printers for manufacturing ghost guns and firearm components (Subpart A); provides for firearm prevention technology requirements for three-dimensional printers (Subpart B)(Part C); establishes the crimes of unlawful use of a drone; establishes "the New York state blue list" requiring that the state, its agencies, and any political subdivisions of the state only buy drones and drone mitigation technology from vendors listed on such registry (Part D); relates to the definition of insurance fraud (Part F); extends temporary orders of protection issued simultaneously with the issuance of a warrant until the defendant subsequently appears in court pursuant to such warrant or voluntarily or otherwise, unless the matter is dismissed (Part H); authorizes the liquor authority to change the duration of certain licenses (Subpart A); extends motion picture theater liquor licenses (Subpart B); prohibits wholesalers from assessing certain fees on retailers (Subpart C) (Part O); increases the frequency of education and training in ethics and lobbying; imposes fees for failure to complete training by the required timeframes (Part U); establishes dedicated workers' compensation fraud units within New York state district attorneys' office (Part W); specifies which providers are authorized to render certain medical care (Part X); increases certain purchasing and advertising thresholds to one hundred fifty thousand dollars (Part Y); relates to lobbyist registration fees (Part Z); requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain, and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident paid leave policy (Part AA); extends provisions related to the monetary threshold for certain restrictions on procurement contracts until 2028 (Part BB); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to purchasing of services and commodities by the state (Part CC); repeals provisions that authorize proceedings to revert to the original court of record when a defendant fails to comply with or complete the mental health court program (Part GG); extends certain provisions constituting the New York State community commission on reparations remedies; relates to extending the time the New York State community commission on reparations remedies has to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the legislature and the governor; relates to the status of members of the commission (Part HH); requires prior approval for rate increases for certain policies covering losses or liabilities arising out of the ownership of a motor vehicle (Part II); prohibits the use of employment, education, homeownership, and zip code for determining private passenger motor vehicle insurance rates (Part JJ); extends provisions related to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part KK); enacts the "Local Cops, Local Crimes Act" (Subpart A); enacts the "New York state Bivens act" (Subpart B); restricts action state and municipal employees can take regarding immigration enforcement (Subpart C); prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education due to citizenship or immigration status and other prohibited practices (Subpart D); enacts the "sensitive location protection act" (Subpart E); prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties (Subpart F); creates a new immigrant trust office within the department of law (Subpart G); establishes certain procedures for child care programs for certain children who cannot be picked up as scheduled (Subpart H) (Part LL); extends the term and authority of the independent monitor for the Orange county industrial development agency; requires such monitor also monitor the Orange county funding corporation; modifies the applicability of certain tax exemptions based on population; extends provisions of law related to the independent monitor for the Orange county industrial development agency (Part MM); provides a period of probable usefulness of five years for certain police emergency response vehicles (Part NN); provides for appointments to a city charter revision commission by an incoming mayor (Part OO). — bill text · primary · legiscan

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