One-house budgets: Where Hochul and lawmakers disagree

Different proposals from lawmakers contrast with what Hochul wants in this year's state budget.

Good afternoon — it’s Tuesday and Johnny Appleseed Day.

In today’s CapCon (featuring a free 30-day trial this month):

• The Senate and Assembly released their one-house budget bills overnight.

• Here’s where they agree with Hochul and where they don’t on things like taxes, criminal pre-trial discovery changes, environmental legislation and more.

• I’ll also tell you what revenue raisers lawmakers are proposing to fund this year’s $252 billion+ budget and how they would impact you.

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Budget Brief delivers the news you need to know about the state budget, including negotiations on the spending plan and its impact on New Yorkers.

Lawmakers at Hochul’s 2025 State Budget Address (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

💰 Where the Legislature’s one-house budgets differ from Hochul’s plan

It was a very busy day at the Capitol but the most significant news was the introduction overnight of one-house budget bills.

I spent the day reading them and comparing them to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal from January and they’re dense. That’s why today’s CapCon is coming to you a little bit later.

Both the Senate and Assembly rejected parts of Hochul’s budget but also added provisions of their own to each bill.

I’m focusing today on the Article VII bills, which have the meat of the spending and policy in the budget. The rest is really just spending and lawmakers usually don’t sway too far from Hochul in those.

There’s a lot to get through so I’ll stop wasting your time and get right to it.