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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8719: Establishes a tax credit for food service establishment donations to food pantries

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 8719 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a tax credit for food service establishment donations to food pantries. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 5, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8719A.

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Official summary

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

Establishes a tax credit for food service establishment donations to food pantries, in the amount of fifty percent of the fair market value of each of the taxpayer's qualified donations up to seven dollars per qualified donation, beginning with the 2027 tax year; directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to promote local procurement of ingredients by eligible food service establishments to be used when preparing qualified donations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“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. PRINT NUMBER 8719A
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
  3. REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

Sources

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