State officials are still hammering out details regarding the state budget, which is now nearly two weeks late.

According to Assemblyman Scott Gray, legislators will be back in session tomorrow, April 12 at noon.

At that time, it is expected that legislators will pass another extender that will supposedly expire on April 16.

State leaders had previously signaled they hoped to have the budget finalized by the first day of Passover, which is April 22.

Of the topics that are most contentious, including school foundation aid, retail theft penalties and housing, Gray said housing remains the big hangup in passing the budget.

According to an AP report, "lawmakers are trying to forge a deal on a housing plan that includes new construction, tenant protections and a tax break for developers to incentivize building in a state notorious for high rents and home costs."

“We are all on the same planet. We’re all working towards trying to get that grand plan that will not only address affordability but address the needs of supply as well as the needs of tenant protections,” Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins previously told reporters.

"There's been a lot of pushback on the governor's plan so far and good cause eviction is part of that," he said.

Good cause laws are designed "to limit the ability of landlords to refuse to renew leases, and most others in the country list specific reasons landlords may decline to renew," according to reports.

One such cause that allows landlords to decline to renew a lease includes failure to pay rent but Gray said such a provision regarding eviction requirements "is sort of the final nail in the coffin for landlords."

Gray noted that such a provision could have a significant impact on the towns and villages of Canton and Potsdam, both of which have significant numbers of student renters throughout the year.

Gray said it has been suggested to split the housing portion of the bill from the budget in order to pass that as a standalone bill in an effort to finalize the budget. It remains to be seen if Democrats and Republicans can agree to such a measure in order to pass the state budget in the coming days.