Increases the income thresholds for eligibility for the senior citizen and disabled person property tax exemptions

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Increases the income thresholds for eligibility for the senior citizen and disabled person property tax exemptions; applies to any local law, resolution or ordinance amended or adopted on and after the effective date of this act.

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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 A3054, 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 increases the income thresholds for eligibility for senior citizen and disabled person property tax exemptions.

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

Recorded votes

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

Cosponsors

Kalman Yeger

Democratic1

Kalman Yeger

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

The Senior Citizen Homeowners' Exemption (SCHE) and the Disabled Home- owners' Exemption (DHE) are statewide programs that help seniors and disabled individuals remain in their homes/communities by providing critical tax exemptions. This bill would provide much-needed property tax relief by raising the income eligibility thresholds and corresponding abatement levels for the SCHE/DHE program. Strengthening this important tax abatement would help ensure that seniors and disabled homeowners can continue to afford to remain in New York, a high property tax state. An estimated 400,000 New Yorkers would benefit from this expansion of the program.

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

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Senate
Jan 23, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGING
NY Assembly

About this record

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