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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8958: Exempts certain disabled veterans from real property taxation

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 8958 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Exempts certain disabled veterans from real property taxation. Primary sponsor: Jake Ashby (Republican/Conservative). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8958A.

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.

Exempts disabled veterans rated as such by the US Department of Veterans affairs from real property taxation for their primary residence.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jake AshbyPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
Joe GriffoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate53
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45

“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 8958A
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
  3. REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Sources

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