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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 957: Discontinues certain real property tax exemptions for real property used for major league sports teams

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 957 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Discontinues certain real property tax exemptions for real property used for major league sports teams. Primary sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. 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.

Discontinues the real property tax exemption for certain real property that is used for home games for certain professional sports teams in New York city beginning with the 2026 assessment roll.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian KavanaghPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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