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A 6889: Directs the commissioner of the New York state division of housing and community renewal to promulgate rules and regulations to provide a taxpayer or entity having applied for the low-income housing tax credit and certified by the division of housing and community renewal with a notice of placement on a waiting list upon the submission of a completed application.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 9, 2026

What A 6889 does, verified January 9, 2026

The bill aims to improve the low-income housing tax credit program in New York by providing a more efficient process for applicants. The commissioner of the state division of housing and community renewal will promulgate rules and regulations to allow taxpayers or entities to receive a notice of placement on a waiting list after submitting a completed application. This notice will include a date of expected credit allocation, enabling successful applicants to plan financially without the need for continuous applications. The commissioner will have the authority to accept or make revisions to the waiting list. The bill will take effect 180 days after it becomes a law, allowing for the implementation of necessary rules and regulations on its effective date.

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Last action: referred to housing (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6889
What is the current status of A 6889?
As of January 9, 2026, A 6889 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 housing".
Did A 6889 pass?
Not yet. A 6889 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 6889, and where is it now?
A 6889 was authored by Asm. Chris Burdick. Its committee of record is Assembly Housing.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to housing
Mar. 18, 2025referred to housing
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 333 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6889 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Housing AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of the New York state division of housing and community renewal to promulgate rules and regulations relating to the low-income housing tax credit The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of the New York state division of housing 2 and community renewal shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide 3 a taxpayer or entity having applied for the low-income housing tax cred- 4 it and certified by the division of housing and community renewal with a 5 notice of placement on a waiting list upon the submission of a completed 6 application. Such rules and regulations shall include the provision of a 7 date of expected credit allocation delivered to the successful appli- 8 cants to allow for successful applicants to financially plan without the 9 need for continuous applications provided that the submitted specifica- 10 tions and qualifications of the application do not substantially change. 11 The commissioner of the New York state division of housing and community 12 renewal, in administering the provisions of the low-income housing tax 13 credit program, shall have the authority to accept or make revisions to 14 the waiting list. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 16 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 17 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 18 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 19 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09849-01-5 
Text of A 6889 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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