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Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

Sponsor · State Senator, District 23 · Democratic

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Senate bill · S8790 (2025-26)

Establishes the combat zone service exemption

Latest action Mar 27, 2026

Summary

Authorizes municipalities to offer a real property tax exemption for combat zone service members who at any time during the taxable year performed active duty in the armed forces in a combat zone; defines terms; makes related provisions.

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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 A9489, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Real Property Tax Law.

Committee

Rules · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Rules · New York State Senate, Veterans' Affairs · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to L.2025, C.677.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 20, 2026Result: passed

    (57) (0) (0) (4)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Judy Griffin, Matthew Slater and 1 more on Agora

  • Democratic2
  • Republican1
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Scarcella-Spanton says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

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. Mar 27, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.92

    NY Senate

  2. Mar 20, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  3. Feb 25, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  4. Feb 25, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  5. Feb 25, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.87

    RULES REPORT CAL.87

    NY Assembly

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. Feb 25, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S8790

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 28, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 20, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 20, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 12, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.26

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.26

    NY Senate

  7. Jan 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  8. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS

    NY Assembly

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