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A 7078: Relates to permitting the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 7078 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill allows the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church to file an application for a real property tax exemption for two specific assessment rolls. The church must have acquired title to the property in March 2009 and meet the requirements for exemption. If the application is accepted, the exemption will be granted and any paid taxes will be refunded. The exemptions will be made effective immediately.

Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to real property taxation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7078
What is the current status of A 7078?
As of January 8, 2026, A 7078 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 7078 pass?
Not yet. A 7078 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 7078, and where is it now?
A 7078 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Real Property Taxation.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to real property taxation
Mar. 20, 2025referred to real property taxation
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 352 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7078 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 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 Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church 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 Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church an application for exemption from 4 real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax 5 law for the 2009 city assessment roll and the 2010-2011 school assess- 6 ment roll, for the parcel located at 17 East Grand Street in the city of 7 Mount Vernon. If accepted, the applications shall be reviewed as if they 8 had been received on or before the taxable status date established for 9 such rolls. If satisfied that the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church 10 (i) acquired title to the property for which it seeks exemption in March 11 2009 and (ii) would otherwise be entitled to such exemption if such 12 corporation filed an application for the exemption on or before the 13 appropriate taxable status dates, the assessor, upon approval by the 14 city council of the city of Mount Vernon may grant exemption from taxa- 15 tion on such assessment rolls and make the appropriate corrections of 16 the subject rolls. If exemptions are granted and such corporation, 17 therefore, shall have paid any tax with respect to the subject rolls, 18 the applicable governing body or tax departments, in their sole 19 discretion, shall provide for the refund of the taxes paid and cancel 20 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. LBD10123-01-5 
Text of A 7078 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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