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S 5588: Expands the Gold Star exemption by including the War on Terror as a qualifying period of war and allows for the exemption where the Gold Star Parent's child has died in the United States from a service-connected disability.
What S 5588 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to expand the gold star exemption for real property tax purposes. It updates the definition of a "period of war" to include the Persian Gulf conflict and the War on Terror. Additionally, the bill allows the exemption to be granted to the gold star parent if their child dies in the United States due to a service-connected disability. The exemption is effective immediately and applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5588
- What is the current status of S 5588?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 5588 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS".
- Did S 5588 pass?
- Not yet. S 5588 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5588, and where is it now?
- S 5588 was authored by Sen. Robert Ortt with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 25, 2025 · 332 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5588 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to expanding the Gold Star exemption The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the real 2 property tax law, as amended by chapter 606 of the laws of 2021, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (a) "Period of war" means the Spanish-American war; the Mexican border 5 period; World War I; World War II; the hostilities, known as the Korean 6 war, which commenced June twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred fifty and 7 terminated on January thirty-first, nineteen hundred fifty-five; the 8 hostilities, known as the Vietnam war, which commenced November first, 9 nineteen hundred fifty-five and terminated on May seventh, nineteen 10 hundred seventy-five; [and] the hostilities, known as the Persian Gulf 11 conflict, which commenced August second, nineteen hundred ninety; and 12 the hostilities, known as the War on Terror, which commenced October 13 seventh, two thousand one. 14 § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 458-a of the real property tax law is 15 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: 16 (d) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section, if the Gold Star 17 Parent's child has died in the United States from a service-connected 18 disability, the exemption granted in this section, shall be granted to 19 the Gold Star Parent. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable 21 years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09438-01-5
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