---
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).