Relates to notification of a senior real property tax exemption

Latest action Feb 26, 2026

Requires a second notification to persons previously eligible for a senior real property tax exemption.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A3744, 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 requires each county assessing authority to send a second notice and a second copy of the application for SCHE to those previously granted an exemption on the latest completed assessment roll thirty days prior to the taxable status date when the assessing authority has not already received a completed application.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 26, 2026Result: passed
(56) (1) (0) (6)
Vote: Committee vote · Aging
Senate AgingFeb 4, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 3, 2025Result: passed
(59) (1) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Aging
Senate AgingMar 4, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Alicia Hyndman, Chantel Jackson and 7 more on Agora

Democratic5
Republican4

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed

In an effort to keep senior citizens with limited incomes in their homes and out of institutional care, New York State offers the Senior Citizen Homeowners' Exemption, or SCHE. Under current law, each county assessor must mail each person who was granted exemption on the latest completed assessment roll an application form and a notice that such application must be filed on or before the taxable status date and be approved in order for the exemption to continue to be granted. In order to boost utilization of the program, this bill would require the assessor to send a second copy of the application and notice thirty days prior to the taxable status date when a completed application has not yet been received.

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

Feb 26, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Assembly
Feb 9, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Feb 4, 2026
1ST Report CAL.228
1ST REPORT CAL.228
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Senate
Apr 3, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 3, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 3, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Assembly
Mar 10, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
1ST Report CAL.449
1ST REPORT CAL.449
NY Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Assembly
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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