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A 6739: Provides that residential buildings shall be deemed eligible buildings for the green building tax credit.
What A 6739 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to provide a green building credit to all residential buildings in the state. This credit will be available for buildings that meet certain environmental standards and are not located on freshwater wetlands or tidal wetlands. The construction of these buildings must not require a permit under the Environmental Conservation Law or the federal Clean Water Act. The bill will take effect immediately upon its passage.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6739
- What is the current status of A 6739?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 6739 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 ways and means".
- Did A 6739 pass?
- Not yet. A 6739 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6739, and where is it now?
- A 6739 was authored by Asm. Tony Simone. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Mar. 11, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 11, 2025 · 244 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6739 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, OTIS, PEOPLES-STOKES, ROSENTHAL, STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a green building credit to all residential buildings The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph 6 of subdivision (b) 2 of section 19 of the tax law, as added by section 2 of part II of chap- 3 ter 63 of the laws of 2000, are amended to read as follows: 4 (D) any combination of buildings described in subparagraphs (A), (B) 5 and (C) of this paragraph, [and] or 6 (E) any residential building, and 7 (F) is not a building located on freshwater wetlands or tidal wetlands 8 the construction of which requires a permit under section 24-0701 or 9 25-0403, respectively, of the environmental conservation law, or on 10 wetlands such that the construction thereof requires a permit pursuant 11 to section 404 of the federal clean water act (33 U.S.C. § 1344). 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06203-01-5
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