New York A 4537: Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area

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A04537 Summary:

BILL NOA04537A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01462-A

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SPONSORFall

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COSPNSRLee, Glick

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1974-b, Pub Auth L

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Relates to establishing ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery Park project area; provides for a rebate program; provides for a process for application and certification.

Go to top A04537 Actions:

BILL NOA04537A

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02/04/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

05/20/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

05/20/2026print number 4537a

05/29/2026reference changed to ways and means

06/01/2026reported referred to rules

06/02/2026reported 

06/02/2026rules report cal.334

06/02/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.334

06/02/2026substituted by s1462a

&nbspS01462 AMEND=A KAVANAGH

&nbsp01/10/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

&nbsp05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1182

&nbsp05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/28/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/28/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/28/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

&nbsp03/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.583

&nbsp03/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/01/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp04/01/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp05/26/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/26/2026returned to senate

&nbsp05/26/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

&nbsp05/26/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1462A

&nbsp06/01/2026REPASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/01/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/01/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/02/2026substituted for a4537a

&nbsp06/02/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.334

&nbsp06/02/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/02/2026returned to senate

Go to topA04537 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/01/2026AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAbsentManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/02/2026AYE/NAY:18/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeBrabenecNay

DinowitzAyePalmesanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

MagnarelliAyeSmithNay

PaulinAyeJensenNay

Peoples-StokesExcusedGandolfoNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanExcused

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA04537 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04537 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4537--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FALL, LEE, GLICK -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in
 accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
 ground rent rebates for eligible homeowners and renters in the Battery
 Park project area

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1974-b of the public authorities law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. (a) For purposes of this subdivision: (i) "eligible homeowner"
 4 shall mean an owner of a residence located in the Battery Park project
 5 area who occupies such residence as the homeowner's primary residence
 6