New York S 5109: Establishes the shovel-ready housing program

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S05109 Summary:

BILL NOS05109 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02325

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SPONSORASHBY

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, GRIFFO, MARTINS, MURRAY, OBERACKER, RHOADS, ROLISON, TEDISCO, WALCZYK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §150-a, Pub Hous L; amd §606, Tax L; add §54-n, St Fin L

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Establishes the shovel-ready housing program under which certain municipalities, at their option, may pre-authorize parcels of property for the construction of housing; establishes a shovel-ready community tax rebate for taxpayers residing in municipalities that opt-in to the shovel-ready housing program; provides for annual apportionment to municipalities that have certified participation in the shovel-ready housing program.

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BILL NOS05109 

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02/19/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5109

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 19, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, BORRELLO, GRIFFO, MARTINS, MURRAY, OBERACKER,
 RHOADS, ROLISON, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, the tax law and the state
 finance law, in relation to establishing the shovel-ready housing
 program

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

 1 Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 2 150-a to read as follows:
 3 § 150-a. Shovel-ready housing program. 1. No later than one year after
 4 the effective date of this section, and after consultation with munici-
 5 pal governments throughout the state, the division of housing and commu-
 6 nity renewal shall establish a "shovel-ready housing program" under
 7 which municipalities, excluding cities with a population of over one
 8 million, and planning commissions of such municipalities, if any, at
 9 their option, may pre-authorize parcels of property for the construction
 10 of housing.
 11 2. The commissioner shall promulgate rules, regulations, and reporting
 12 requirements to establish the program pursuant to subdivision one of
 13 this section. Factors considered shall include, but not be limited to,
 14 environmental review, permitting, and local zoning. Nothing under such
 15 program shall supersede local laws. The division of housing and communi-
 16 ty renewal shall annually publish on its website a list of munici-
 17 palities that have opted in to participate in such program.
 18 3. In order for the division of housing and community renewal to
 19 certify a municipality's participation in the program under subdivision
 20 one of this section, such municipality shall pre-authorize parcels
 21 sufficient to increase the number of housing units in such municipality

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01980-01-5

 S. 5109 2

 1 by at least one per centum or a minimum of ten units, whichever is
 2 greater.
 3 § 2. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
 4 (n-3) to read as follows:
 5 (n-3) Shovel-ready community tax rebate credit. (1) An individual
 6 taxpayer who meets the eligibility standards in paragraph two of this
 7 subsection shall be allowed a credit against the taxes imposed by this
 8 article in the amount specified in paragraph three of this subsection
 9 for the tax year following the year in the municipality in which such
 10 individual resides being certified as participating in the shovel-ready
 11 housing program established under section one hundred fifty-a of the
 12 public housing law.
 13 (2) To be eligible for the credit, the taxpayer (or taxpayers filing
 14 joint returns) (i) shall own and primarily reside in real property
 15 receiving either the STAR exemption authorized by section four hundred
 16 twenty-five of the real property tax law or the school tax relief credit
 17 authorized by subsection (eee