S 8317 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Extends the expiration of provisions relating to the estate tax treatment of dispositions for certain surviving spouses

This bill extends a tax provision that allows non-U.S. citizen surviving spouses to receive favorable estate tax treatment on inherited assets. It changes the expiration date of this rule from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2028. The change directly affects surviving spouses who are not U.S. citizens when inheriting property from a deceased spouse. The key mechanism is simply updating the sunset date for this existing tax rule.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 2, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

580
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 10, 2025
D Democratic41
37 Yea 4
90% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jeremy Cooney
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
56