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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1559: Enacts the "Affordable NY act"

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1559 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "Affordable NY act". Primary sponsor: Tony Palumbo (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Enacts the "Affordable NY act"; increases the STAR exemptions; adjusts personal income tax rates.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 9 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony PalumboPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Andrew LanzaCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  2. REFERRED TO AGING
  3. REFERRED TO AGING

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source