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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 721: Enacts the "educator expense assistance 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 721 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "educator expense assistance act". Primary sponsor: Steve Rhoads (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2026): REFERENCE CHANGED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE.

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 "educator expense assistance act" to allow educators to deduct qualified expenses incurred by K-12 educators.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve RhoadsPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5

“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. REFERENCE CHANGED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
  2. REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
  3. REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Sources

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