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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 248: Relates to defining community significant projects and including such projects in the excelsior jobs program

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 248 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to defining community significant projects and including such projects in the excelsior jobs program. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS.

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Official summary

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

Defines community significant projects as a business creating or retaining current jobs as determined by the commissioner, with particular emphasis on employment and/or training of current public housing residents; currently located or to be located in existing leased space of a building in a public housing development in the state; and which makes significant qualified capital investments to start a business, or improve services and working conditions for an existing business, when located in such public housing space and including such projects in the excelsior jobs program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luis SepúlvedaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32

“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. REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
  2. REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Sources

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