# New York S 8161: Authorizes Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status

New York S 8161, Authorizes Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William Weber (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-10-16 (SIGNED CHAP.475) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8161
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-16
- Last action: 2025-10-16, SIGNED CHAP.475
- Sponsor: William Weber (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (207 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Late tax exemption applications for Nachlas Sofrim: benefit, low. Effective immediately, the Ramapo assessor can accept a late property tax exemption application from Yeshivas Nachlas Sofrim Inc. It covers 66 Highview Road in Ramapo, Rockland County: tax map section 56.06, block 1, lot 14. The request covers all 2022-2023 school taxes and all 2022 and 2023 genera…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William Weber (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 141 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 19 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 47 | 12 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-10-16: SIGNED CHAP.475 (Senate)
- 2025-10-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-17: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-17: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.878 (House)
- 2025-06-17: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8566 (House)
- 2025-06-12: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-12: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1916 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-05-16: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8161)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8161)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8161-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).