Relates to exemptions from real property taxes for senior citizens

Latest action Dec 5, 2025

Authorizes localities to provide for an additional real property tax exemption for senior citizens who meet the income eligibility limits and other criteria to the extent of sixty-five percent of the assessed valuation of such real property.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A3698, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A3698, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the Real Property Tax Law.

Committee

Aging · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Aging · New York State Senate, Real Property Taxation · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to provide relief from the burden of increasing real properly taxes (RPT) for certain income eligible elderly individuals.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A3698, the matching Assembly bill.
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Aging
Senate AgingApr 29, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

George Alvarez, Jaime R. Williams and 11 more on Agora

Democratic10
Republican3

Show all 13 on Agora

William Colton

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Leroy Comrie says this is needed

Senior citizens living on fixed incomes across the State are shouldering an increasing amount of the real property tax burden each year. Since 1966, the maximum percentage of exemption local governments have been able to offer senior citizens has remained at 50%. This proposal would authorize localities the option to offer a RPT exemption of up to 65* to seniors with incomes below the "maximum income eligibility level" set by such locality. Elderly homeowners with incomes less than the current maximum income eligibility limit are most at risk of premature dislocation from their homes as a result of increasing RPT rates and require the expansion of benefits as proposed in this bill.

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

Dec 5, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.581
NY Assembly
Dec 1, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.716
3RD READING CAL.716
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S5175A
NY Senate

Show full history (14 earlier events)

Jun 6, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 6, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Rules Report CAL.426
RULES REPORT CAL.426
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 1, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 30, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2025
1ST Report CAL.716
1ST REPORT CAL.716
NY Senate
Apr 2, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Apr 1, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Aging
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGING
NY Senate
Mar 27, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Real Property Taxation
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
NY Assembly
Feb 19, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
NY Assembly

About this record

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