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William Weber

Sponsor · State Senator, District 38 · Republican/Conservative

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Senate bill · S8161 (2025-26)

Authorizes Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status

Latest action Oct 16, 2025

Summary

Authorizes Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A8566, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Local Government · New York State Senate

Also referred to Real Property Taxation · New York State Assembly, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This act authorizes the assessor of the Town of Ramapo to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim Inc.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed

    (47) (12) (0) (4)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 12, 2025Result: passed

    (19) (1) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why William Weber says this is needed

Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim Inc. is a not for profit tax exempt organization that owns real property located in Rockland County at 66 Highview Road in the, town of Ramapo.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. Oct 16, 2025

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.475

    NY Senate

  2. Oct 9, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 17, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.878

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.878

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 17, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 17, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

Show full history (10 earlier events)
  1. Jun 17, 2025

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A8566

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 12, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 12, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 12, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1916

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1916

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 12, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 12, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  7. Jun 6, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  8. Jun 5, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  9. May 20, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    NY Assembly

  10. May 16, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

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