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After missing the April 1 deadline to finalize her budget for the 2024 fiscal year, Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers now have five days left to reach an agreement before a Monday budget extender expires and halts state operations on April 10.

As the new deadline approaches, lawmakers and political and advocacy organizations continue to contest key points in Hochul’s $227 billion FY24 budget. Here’s a breakdown of the main issues stalling a final agreement.

Bail

Hochul’s proposed plan to reform New York state’s cashless bail law continues to be the foremost cause of the budget’s deadlock.

The law comes from legislation passed in early 2020 under then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which eliminated cash bail for not-violent felonies and most misdemeanors. Hochul wants to expand the criteria that judges are able to consider when setting bail.

The budget would also expand the number of bail-eligible offenses in New York state. The original reform law’s reduction led to a 40% decrease in New York jail populations.

After dropping the measure from last year’s budget, Hochul is again pushing to get rid of the “least restrictive” standard, which makes judges set bail at the lowest threshold necessary to control flight risk.

Sarahana Shrestha (D-103), a vocal critic of the proposal, released a statement Monday claiming Hochul’s push for the plan has caused the budget to be “...

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