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A 6779: Permits the Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic), Inc., located at 332-340 South Columbus Avenue in the city of Mount Vernon, to file an application for a real property tax exemption.
What A 6779 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to accept an application from the Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic), Inc. for a real property tax exemption for the assessment rolls 1996-1998. The church must have acquired title to the property in March 1996 and meet the requirements for the exemption. If the application is accepted, the assessor may grant the exemption and make corrections to the assessment rolls. The city council or tax departments may also provide a refund of taxes paid and cancel remaining unpaid taxes. The exemption is effective immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to real property taxation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6779
- What is the current status of A 6779?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6779 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 6779 pass?
- Not yet. A 6779 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6779, and where is it now?
- A 6779 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Real Property Taxation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to real property taxation |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | referred to real property taxation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 354 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6779 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT in relation to permitting the Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic), Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the asses- 2 sor of the city of Mount Vernon is hereby authorized to accept from the 3 Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic), Inc. an application for exemption 4 from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property 5 tax law for the assessment rolls 1996-1998, for the parcel located at 6 332-340 South Columbus Avenue in the city of Mount Vernon. If accepted, 7 the applications shall be reviewed as if they had been received on or 8 before the taxable status date established for such rolls. If satisfied 9 that the Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic), Inc. (i) acquired title to 10 the property for which it seeks exemption in March 1996 and (ii) would 11 otherwise be entitled to such exemption if such corporation filed an 12 application for the exemption on or before the appropriate taxable 13 status dates, the assessor, upon approval by the city council of the 14 city of Mount Vernon, whichever the case may be, may grant exemption 15 from taxation on such assessment rolls and make the appropriate 16 corrections of the subject rolls. If exemptions are granted and such 17 corporation, therefore, shall have paid any tax with respect to the 18 subject rolls, the applicable governing body or tax departments, in 19 their sole discretion, shall provide for the refund of the taxes paid 20 and cancel taxes remaining unpaid. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09257-01-5
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