Relates to permitting other qualifying members of a household to qualify for the disability rent increase exemption

Latest action Apr 21, 2026

Permits other qualifying members of a household to qualify the household for the disability rent increase exemption when they are not the head of household.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A10927, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Real Property Tax Law.

Committee

Aging · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Aging · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill includes the parent or guardian of a person with a disability in the definition of head of household for the disability rent increase program.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Aging
Senate AgingApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Aging
Senate AgingMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Alicia Hyndman and 11 more on Agora

Democratic13

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William Colton

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The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed

The Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) program, provides rent relief for disabled New Yorkers living in rent regulated buildings on an income of $50,000 or less. In 2016, the last year of available data, 66,578 New York City residents froze their rents using DRIE. This vital program ensures that tens of thousands of disabled New York- ers can remain in their homes but its restrictive eligibility require- ments exclude some 7411 households in which a family member has a disa- bility, but is not an eligible head of household under the existing requirements. This bill expands the scope of DRIE by amending the language of the real property tax law to include the parent, legal guardian, or other rela- tive of a person with a disability to provide rent relief to households that face similar or identical hardships to those already covered by DRIE.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Apr 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Apr 9, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Enacting Clause Stricken
ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
NY Assembly
May 13, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate

Show full history (2 earlier events)

Jan 28, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Senate
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Assembly

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