New York S 8918: Authorizes boards of elections to establish a method of collection of absentee ballots utilizing county, town, city and village clerks

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S08918 Summary:

BILL NOS08918A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09255-A

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 16 §§660 - 663, Art 17 §§670 - 675, Pub Hous L; amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L

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Establishes the build up New York pilot program to provide grants to eligible municipalities that construct new accessory dwelling unit housing projects built on top of existing buildings that utilize mass timber and serve certain households; establishes the mass timber for affordable housing program to provide tax credits for eligible taxpayers who use mass timber in certain new construction or major retrofits of existing buildings that primarily serve households up to one hundred fifty percent of the area median income; establishes tax credits for mass timber production.

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BILL NOS08918A

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01/15/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

04/16/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

04/16/2026PRINT NUMBER 8918A

05/18/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8918--A

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to establishing the
 build up New York pilot program and the mass timber for affordable
 housing program; and to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing
 tax credits for the mass timber for affordable housing program and for
 mass timber production; and providing for the repeal of certain
 provisions upon expiration thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "facilitating resilient affordable mass timber expansion act" or the
 3 "FRAME act".
 4 § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that mass timber is a
 5 sustainable, resilient, and efficient construction material that can
 6 reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower construction costs, and acceler-
 7 ate housing production. The use of mass timber supports New York's
 8 climate goals, promotes workforce development, and strengthens supply
 9 chains for renewable building products. The purpose of this act is to:
 10 1. Pilot the use of mass timber in affordable housing retrofits and
 11 additions;
 12 2. Provide tax incentives to encourage adoption of mass timber in
 13 affordable housing projects; and
 14 3. Spur investment in facilities and machinery that produce mass
 15 timber products within New York state forests.
 16 § 3. The public housing law is amended by adding a new article 16 to
 17 read as follows:
 18 ARTICLE XVI
 19 BUILD UP NEW YORK PILOT PROGRAM
 20 Section 660. Definitions.
 21 661. Build up New York pilot program.
 22 662. Prevailing wage requirements.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13967-08-6

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 1 663. Annual evaluations.
 2 § 660. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
 3 terms shall have the following meanings:
 4 1. "Mass timber" means engineered wood products such as cross-laminat-
 5 ed timber, dowel laminated timber, nail laminated timber, glue-laminated
 6 timber, and glue-laminated beams and columns.
 7 2. "Qualifying affordable housing projects" means new housing projects
 8 built on top of existing buildings or from the ground up and utilizing
 9 mass timber that serve households up to one hundred fifty percent of
 10 area median income.
 11 3. "Eligible participant" means a municipality that has received a
 12 pro-housing community certification from the division of homes and
 13 community renewal.
 14 § 661. Build up New York pilot program. No later than one year from
 15 the effective date of this article,