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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2553: Authorizes municipalities to establish a history, arts, and culture levy

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 2553 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes municipalities to establish a history, arts, and culture levy. Primary sponsor: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

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.

Authorizes municipalities to establish a history, arts, and culture levy to support history, arts, and culture; exempts such levy from the real property tax levy limit.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeremy CooneyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56

“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 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  2. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sources

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