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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relates to alternative exemptions for veterans; remind assessors that certain conflicts are included for purposes of exemptions"
+description: "Relates to alternative exemptions for veterans; reminds assessors that certain conflicts are included for purposes of exemptions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "A 4859"
+citation: "New York A 4859 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["BARRETT"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-02-03"
+last_action: "2017-09-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/203d004f-4aea-49ed-844a-09ec312201e8"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A4859"
+source_hash: "711a43b4864e506d1cb255291abcc7be5128b0be6282244e0a7d8302290342d8"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York A 4859 (2017-2018) — Relates to alternative exemptions for veterans; remind assessors that certain conflicts are included for purposes of exemptions
+
+Relates to alternative exemptions for veterans; reminds assessors that certain conflicts are included for purposes of exemptions.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A4859 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4859&term=2017&Text=Y)
+2. **A4859 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A4859)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
+- Assembly Vote — **139–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- BARRETT — primary (person)
+- BRINDISI — cosponsor (person)
+- BRONSON — cosponsor (person)
+- BUCHWALD — cosponsor (person)
+- HUNTER — cosponsor (person)
+- JENNE — cosponsor (person)
+- MOSLEY — cosponsor (person)
+- PERRY — cosponsor (person)
+- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)
+- SCHIMMINGER — cosponsor (person)
+- SKARTADOS — cosponsor (person)
+- SKOUFIS — cosponsor (person)
+- STECK — cosponsor (person)
+- STIRPE — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-03** REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
+- **2017-04-25** REPORTED
+- **2017-04-27** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.213
+- **2017-05-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2017-05-02** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2017-05-02** REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4730
+- **2017-06-20** 3RD READING CAL.2030
+- **2017-06-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2017-06-20** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2017-08-31** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-09-12** SIGNED CHAP.286 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/203d004f-4aea-49ed-844a-09ec312201e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+