New York A 2137: Establishes a real property tax exemption for persons eighty years of age or over

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A02137 Summary:

BILL NOA02137 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00135

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRPaulin, Anderson, Bichotte Hermelyn, Bores, Bronson, Burdick, Carroll R, Clark, Cruz, Cunningham,
 Davila, De Los Santos, Dinowitz, Epstein, Forrest, Gallagher, Gibbs, Glick, Hevesi, Jacobson,
 Kelles, Kim, Lavine, Lee, Levenberg, Lucas, Lunsford, Mitaynes, Otis, Raga, Rajkumar, Reyes,
 Rivera, Rosenthal, Rozic, Sayegh, Seawright, Septimo, Shimsky, Shrestha, Simon, Simone, Tapia,
 Taylor, Walker, Weprin, Zinerman, Moreno

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2599-bb-1, Pub Health L

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Provides practical support for access to abortion care including, but not limited to, reimbursement for ground and air transportation, lodging, meals, childcare, translation services, and doula support.

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BILL NOA02137 

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01/15/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2137

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, PAULIN, ANDERSON, BICHOTTE HERME-
 LYN, BORES, BRONSON, BURDICK, R. CARROLL, CLARK, CRUZ, CUNNINGHAM,
 DAVILA, DE LOS SANTOS, DINOWITZ, EPSTEIN, FORREST, GALLAGHER, GIBBS,
 GLICK, HEVESI, JACOBSON, KELLES, KIM, LAVINE, LEE, LEVENBERG, LUCAS,
 LUNSFORD, MAMDANI, MITAYNES, OTIS, RAGA, RAJKUMAR, REYES, RIVERA,
 ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT, SEPTIMO, SHIMSKY, SHRESTHA,
 SIMON, SIMONE, TAPIA, TAYLOR, WALKER, WEPRIN, ZINERMAN -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to providing practi-
 cal support for access to abortion care

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2599-bb-1 of the public health
 2 law, as added by section 1 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024,
 3 is amended to read as follows:
 4 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
 5 ing meanings:
 6 (a) "Abortion" shall mean the termination of pregnancy pursuant to
 7 section twenty-five hundred ninety-nine-bb of this article.
 8 (b) "Health care services" shall mean the range of care related to the
 9 provision of abortion.
 10 (c) "Practical support" shall mean financial assistance to an individ-
 11 ual to enable access to abortion care.
 12 (d) "Program" shall mean the reproductive freedom and equity grant
 13 program established pursuant to subdivision two of this section.
 14 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 2599-bb-1 of the public health law is
 15 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
 16 (c) Address practical support needs of individuals accessing abortion
 17 care for individuals who lack ability to pay for such support. Funds
 18 may be awarded to support practical support needs including, but not

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00206-01-5

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 1 limited to, reimbursement for ground and air transportation, lodging,
 2 meals, childcare, translation services, and doula support.
 3 § 3. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section
 4 or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
 5 diction to be invalid and after exhaustion of all further judicial
 6 review, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remain-
 7 der thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
 8 sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act directly involved in
 9 the controversy in which the judgment shall have been rendered.
 10 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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