In the 2023 budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul attempted to include several game-changing ideas for advancing affordable housing in New York State. The most significant element was a so-called "builder's remedy" law that would allow builders to bypass local zoning limits in municipalities that failed to amend their zoning codes to allow a specific level of new housing development each year. We explored New York's attempt in our July 23, 2023 column, "N.Y. Looked Seriously at Builder's Remedy Law to Address Affordable Housing Shortage," and noted that New Jersey, Massachusetts, and a few other states have successfully embraced similar laws to force municipalities to accommodate new housing. The N.Y. legislature removed it from the budget when certain legislators, mostly from suburban districts, objected.