Assembly BillIntroduced
A 6198: Provides for a tax abatement for electric energy storage equipment placed in service after January 1, 2027 and before January 1, 2029.
What A 6198 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to provide a tax abatement for electric energy storage equipment. It establishes a tax abatement for systems placed in service between 2024 and 2034, with the amount of abatement decreasing over time. The abatement is based on the lesser of seven and a half percent of eligible expenditures, the amount of taxes payable, or sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars. For systems placed in service between 2027 and 2029, the abatement is ten percent of eligible expenditures, with the same conditions applying. The tax abatement will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to real property taxation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6198
- What is the current status of A 6198?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6198 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to real property taxation".
- Did A 6198 pass?
- Not yet. A 6198 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6198, and where is it now?
- A 6198 was authored by Asm. Robert Carroll. Its committee of record is Assembly Real Property Taxation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to real property taxation |
| Feb. 27, 2025 | referred to real property taxation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 27, 2025 · 315 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6198 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing a tax abatement for electric energy storage equipment The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 499-bbbb of the 2 real property tax law, as added by chapter 485 of the laws of 2023, is 3 amended and a new paragraph (g) is added to read as follows: 4 (f) if the solar electric generating system and/or electric energy 5 storage system is placed in service on or after January first, two thou- 6 sand twenty-four, and before January first, two thousand thirty-five, 7 for each year of the compliance period such tax abatement shall be the 8 lesser of (i) seven and one-half percent of eligible solar electric 9 generating system and/or energy storage system expenditures, (ii) the 10 amount of taxes payable in such tax year, or (iii) sixty-two thousand 11 five hundred dollars[.]; or 12 (g) if electric energy storage equipment is placed in service on or 13 after January first, two thousand twenty-seven, and before January 14 first, two thousand twenty-nine, for each year of the compliance period 15 such tax abatement shall be the lesser of (i) ten percent of eligible 16 electric energy storage equipment expenditures, (ii) the amount of taxes 17 payable in such tax year, or (iii) sixty-two thousand five hundred 18 dollars. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06565-01-5
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