New York A03794 prohibits unfunded mandates for three years and requires a report on state legislation's fiscal impact on local governments.

New York A03794, known as the Mandate Relief Act, prohibits the enactment of unfunded mandates for three years. It defines an unfunded mandate as any state law that imposes a new program, project, or activity on local governments, increasing their net additional cost beyond specified thresholds. The bill exempts mandates required by court orders, those optional for local governments, and those resulting from home rule messages. It also exempts mandates from federal laws or regulations.

New York A03794 prohibits unfunded mandates for three years and requires a report on state legislation's fiscal impact on local governments.

New York A03794, known as the Mandate Relief Act, prohibits the enactment of unfunded mandates for three years. It defines an unfunded mandate as any state law that imposes a new program, project, or activity on local governments, increasing their net additional cost beyond specified thresholds. The bill exempts mandates required by court orders, those optional for local governments, and those resulting from home rule messages. It also exempts mandates from federal laws or regulations.