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S 910 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes a returning veterans tax credit for businesses that hire veterans and disabled veterans

Summary
Establishes a returning veterans tax credit for businesses that hire veterans and disabled veterans; provides that such tax credit is worth $3,000 per veteran hired or $4,000 for every disabled veteran hired and the total benefit shall not exceed $15,000 annually.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEstablishes tax credit for businesses hiring veterans, reducing tax liability and incentivizing employment, aligning with tax relief indicators.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransProvides tax credits to businesses hiring veterans/disabled veterans, directly supporting veteran employment and workforce integration.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

S910 → S910A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a second sponsor (Sen. WEBER) and update procedural status, changing the bill number from S 910 to S 910--A. The substantive policy content regarding the returning veterans tax credit remains unchanged, though the effective date was adjusted from 2026 to 2027.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain the same, but the effective date was changed from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027.
TIMELINE

The effective date of the returning veterans tax credit was changed from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, delaying when businesses can claim the credit by one year.

TECHNICAL

A second sponsor (Sen. WEBER) was added to the bill, and the bill number was updated to S 910--A to reflect committee recommitment and amendment status.

DEFINITION

The base year for calculating employment thresholds was updated from calendar year 2023 to calendar year 2026 to align with the new effective date.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 910A
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of James Sanders
James Sanders
DDemocratic
NY
10
Co
Photo of Bill Weber
Bill Weber
RRepublican/Conservative
NY
38