NY1 Reports:

With the leadership of the State Senate still up in the air, Governor David Paterson tells NY1 he may not hold a special session of the legislature as planned later this month.

Paterson, who is attending the Somos El Futuro conference in Puerto Rico, has been calling for a special session for weeks. But now it seems he’s backing down from his latest announcement to hold an extraordinary session on November 15.

Initially, Paterson said he would bring lawmakers back before the election to have them vote a property tax cap up or down. But Thursday, while in Puerto Rico, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said it’s unlikely lawmakers will be back in Albany by November 15 because the State Senate is in the middle of recounting races that will determine who will control the majority.

Silver also mentioned it may not be necessary for the legislature to go into session this year because much of the unfinished business can be dealt with by the end of the fiscal year in March. Paterson though, disagrees.

“We have to come back before January one. He’s absolutely right about November 15 because some of those races are still being resolved. I’ll probably move that date back the next couple of weeks and I’ll do it as soon as Monday,” Paterson said. “We’re going to do it before the end of the fiscal year and it comes down to who are you going to believe, and I’m telling you we’ll be back before the end of the year.”

Paterson says lawmakers still need to appropriate federal legislation as well as a plan to reorganize the New York City Off Track Betting Corporation, among other things.

(Source: NY1)