Legislative hearings on Governor Hochul's proposed state budget underway today and continue through mid-February: Find out more and watch

Albany, N.Y., January 22—State Senator Tom O'Mara (R,C--Big Flats), Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee, said that joint Senate-Assembly hearings on Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed 2024-2025 New York State budget get underway on Tuesday with a review of the governor's proposals for health and Medicaid.

Tuesday's forum kicks off a monthlong schedule of joint Senate-Assembly hearings on the proposed budget. See the full schedule HERE.

Tuesday’s hearing on Health/Medicaid can be viewed HERE beginning at 9:30AM.

Archived videos of each hearing will be available following each of the upcoming hearings.

During the hearings members of the Legislature’s fiscal committees will hear testimony from top Hochul administration officials, state agency heads, local leaders, and representatives of the wide range of stakeholders impacted by the state’s annual budget.