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NY State Legislature · S2279-2025 · Signed by Governor

Excludes certain food donations from sales tax

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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Excludes certain food donations from sales tax Read the full text

Senate

What it does

Excludes food sold to a student purchasing a meal using an approved donation program of funds or food points from sales tax.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE · Jan 16, 2025

Senate

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · Feb 11, 2025

Senate

1ST REPORT CAL.753 · Apr 29, 2025

Senate

2ND REPORT CAL. · Apr 30, 2025

Senate

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · May 1, 2025

Senate

PASSED SENATE · May 5, 2025

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · May 5, 2025

Senate

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · May 5, 2025

Assembly

SUBSTITUTED FOR A4216 · Jun 17, 2025

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.860 · Jun 17, 2025

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 17, 2025

Assembly

RETURNED TO SENATE · Jun 17, 2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 8, 2025

Senate

SIGNED CHAP.678 · Dec 19, 2025

Senate

APPROVAL MEMO.59 · Dec 19, 2025

Senate

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Lea WebbRachel MayRobert Rolison

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-05-05 · EXC 1, AYE 61
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-04-29 · AYE 22
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-02-11 · AYE 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERvia UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
1 filing
From 1 filing in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Dec 19, 2025).