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Senate bill · S8555 (2025-26)

Extends the authority for the town of Brookhaven to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited into a community preservation fund

New York State Senate

Same as A9652, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action May 28, 2026

Sponsor: Anthony H. Palumbo (State Senator, District 1, Republican)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 20, 2026. About our data

Summary

Extends the authority for the town of Brookhaven to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited into a community preservation fund until 2045.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Extends the authority for the town of Brookhaven to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues to be deposited into a community preservation fund.

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

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

Committee

Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate

Also referred to Local Governments · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Anthony H. Palumbo says this is needed

This program is set to expire on December 31, 2025.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 28, 2026Result: passed

    (53) (7) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations

    Senate Investigations And Government OperationsFeb 10, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. May 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. May 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 28, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

  4. Feb 24, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. Feb 11, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (4 earlier events)
  1. Feb 10, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.349

    1ST REPORT CAL.349

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 21, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    NY Senate

  4. Oct 29, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

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