New York A 9489: Establishes an economic grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area

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A09489 Summary:

BILL NOA09489 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08790

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SPONSORStern

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COSPNSRGriffin, Pheffer Amato, Slater

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §458-d, RPT L (as proposed in S.2068-A & A.6579)

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Authorizes municipalities to offer a real property tax exemption for combat zone service members who at any time during the taxable year performed active duty in the armed forces in a combat zone; defines terms; makes related provisions.

Go to top A09489 Actions:

BILL NOA09489 

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01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

01/28/2026reported referred to ways and means

02/25/2026reported referred to rules

02/25/2026reported 

02/25/2026rules report cal.87

02/25/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.87

02/25/2026substituted by s8790

&nbspS08790 AMEND= SCARCELLA-SPANTON

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.26

&nbsp01/20/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/20/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/20/2026referred to veterans' affairs

&nbsp02/25/2026substituted for a9489

&nbsp02/25/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.87

&nbsp02/25/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/25/2026returned to senate

&nbsp03/20/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp03/27/2026SIGNED CHAP.92

Go to topA09489 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS Chair:Stern 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SternAyeManktelowAye

HunterAyeMorinelloAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeHawleyAye

ButtenschonAyeSmullenAye

RajkumarAyeAngelinoAye

SeptimoAye

BurdickAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

GriffinExcused

KayAye

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:02/25/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:02/25/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushExcused

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicExcusedSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightExcused

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelExcused

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA09489 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09489 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9489

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a real proper-
 ty tax exemption for property owned by certain persons performing
 active duty in a combat zone

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 458-d of the real property tax law, as added by a
 2 chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the real property tax law relating
 3 to a real property tax exemption for property owned by certain persons
 4 performing active duty in a combat zone, as proposed in legislative
 5 bills numbers S. 2068-A and A. 6579, is amended to read as follows:
 6 § 458-d. [Active] Combat zone service exemption. 1. For the purposes
 7 of this section:
 8 (a) ["active military service member" shall mean an individual serving
 9 on active duty.
 10 (b)] "active duty" shall have the same meaning as such term is used in
 11 section 101 of title 10 of the United States code.
 12 [(c)] (b) "armed forces" shall [mean the army, navy, marine corps, air
 13 force, space force, coast guard, or army or air national guard of the
 14 United States, or New York naval militia] have the same meaning as such
 15 term is used in section 101 of title 10 of the United States code and
 16 shall also include the army and air national guard of the United States
 17 and New York naval militia.
 18 [(d)] (c) "combat zone"