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Subsidies and Tax Credits Industrial Development Agencies Mega-Projects and Boondoggles Sensible Investment

New York taxpayers hand out $11 billion a year in wasteful and foolish corporate subsidies. Meanwhile, our water, roads, bridges, transit and electric systems are starved for investment.

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From the Blog

June 8, 2026 Statement on 2026 NYS Legislative Session and Transparency, Accountability, Corporate Subsidy Bills Read more June 2, 2026 Support for Nine Bills Strengthening NYS Government Read more June 1, 2026 Labor, Good Government, Faith, and Community Groups Urge Support for Reforming IDAs Before End of Session Read more May 29, 2026 Support for Five Bills Strengthening NYS Government Read more
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In the News

June 23, 2026 Cómo Es El Plan De USD 550 Millones Con El Que Kathy Hochul Busca Impulsar Las Producciones De Broadway Infobae June 22, 2026 Nueva York Destina Otros $150 Millones a Subsidios Para Broadway Y Reaviva El Debate Sobre El Uso De Fondos Públicos El Diario June 19, 2026 State’s Downtown Revitalization Program Awards Another Round of $10 Million to Upstate Cities Spectrum News June 15, 2026 NYC Councilwoman Julie Won Faces Conflict of Interest Allegations Over Free Rent from Political Consultant SSBCrack
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Reports and Fact Sheets

April 2026 NY Taxpayers Spend $77M for One JP Morgan Data Center Job Read more March 2026 Five Reasons NY Must End Its Tax Break for Trump Opportunity Zones Read more February 2026 Fundamentally Flawed, Illogical ESD Report Massively Exaggerates Benefits to Taxpayers of NYS $800m/Year Film-TV Production Subsidies Read more February 2026 NY Taxpayers Shelled Out $900 Million to Hollywood Producers in 2025 Read more
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Memo Tracker

Assembly BillSenate BillRA PositionStatusDescription (Links to Memo)
A551 (Pheffer Amato)S3516 (Scarcella-Spanton)

Oppose


In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for NYPD officers
S4662 (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteeEstablishes basic transparency requirements for locations of productions using film/TV tax credit
A3246 (Dinowitz)S3340 (Gianaris)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeEnds NY’s tax break for Trump’s Opportunity Zone program
A4297 (Bronson)S10269 (Skoufis)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteePrevents IDAs from abating school district taxes
A3063 (Rosenthal)S157 (Salazar)

Support

In CommitteeRepeals certain use tax exemptions for racehorses
A3675-A (Simon)S3606-A (Krueger)

Support

In CommitteeStop Climate Polluter Handouts Act
A4196 (Solages)S4658-A (Ryan)

Support

In CommitteeProhibits subsidies for e-commerce warehouse facilities
A3085 (Carroll R)S3856 (Hoylman-Sigal)

Support

In CommitteeEnds private jet tax break
A3057 (Carroll R)S3874 (Hoylman-Sigal)

Support

In CommitteeEnds luxury yacht tax break
A7666 (Solages)S5563 (Mayer)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeAuthorizes County Comptrollers to audit IDAs and LDCs
A5090-A (Solages)S4039-A (Skoufis)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeProhibits public officials from collecting compensation from IDAs
A5557 (Jones)S256 (Martinez)

Oppose

In CommitteeEnables IDAs to provide housing tax breaks
A8676 (Lee)S8063-A (Gounardes)

Oppose

Signed by GovernorExtends “REAP” tax credit and establishes new “RACE” tax credit
S6261 (Comrie)

Support

In CommitteeRequires clearer job reporting data in the Database of Economic Incentives
A409 (Solages)S373 (Gianaris)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeProhibits non-disclosure agreements in corporate subsidy and economic
development agreements
A5258 (Solages)S3159 (Skoufis)

Support

In Assembly Committee, In Senate CommitteeProhibits county IDAs from offering incentives in municipalities with their own IDA
A10545 (Solages)S9371 (Comrie)

Support

In Assembly Committee, In Senate CommitteeRequires companies receiving public subsidies to report data on local hiring
A10513 (Steck)S10259 (Bynoe)

Support

In Assembly Committee, In Senate CommitteeBars online sports betting companies from receiving Excelsior tax credits
A5261 (Solages)S5171 (Skoufis)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteeRelates to preventing the use of funds, financial incentives, subsidies, or tax exemptions for projects with non-public occupants
A838-A (Solages) S4464-A (Mayer)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeRequires school board and labor representation in Industrial Development Agencies
A11092 (Stirpe) S4662 (Skoufis)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteeEstablishes basic transparency requirements for locations of productions using film/TV tax credit
A10852A (Kelles) S9182A (May)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteeStop Subsidizing Data Centers Act
A11017 (Solages) S3284 (Skoufis)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteeProhibits IDAs from incentivizing companies to relocate within New York State
A1883 (Rosenthal) S10282 (Skoufis)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteeRequires NYS to establish free tax filing software
A9310 (Brisport) S7820 (Gallagher)

Support

On Senate FloorRequires LLCs contracting with NYS government to publicly report beneficial owners
A1056 (Rivera) S10270 (Skoufis)

Support

In Senate CommitteeEnds IDA tax incentives for retail in “highly distressed areas"