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A 8949: Expands the applicability of the assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent to include living quarters constructed or reconstructed before the effective date of the section providing such exemption.
What A 8949 does, verified April 3, 2026
The bill aims to expand the assessment exemption for living quarters for parents or grandparents. This exemption allows parents or grandparents to claim a tax exemption for living quarters, as long as they maintain a primary place of residence there. The exemption is only applicable to construction or reconstruction that occurred after the bill's effective date and only during taxable years when at least one parent or grandparent resides in the living quarters. The exemption takes effect immediately upon the bill's enactment.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to real property taxation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8949
- What is the current status of A 8949?
- As of April 3, 2026, A 8949 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 8949 pass?
- Not yet. A 8949 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8949, and where is it now?
- A 8949 was authored by Asm. Dana Levenberg with 6 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Real Property Taxation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to real property taxation |
| Jul. 16, 2025 | referred to real property taxation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, July 16, 2025 · 197 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8949 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY July 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to expanding the applicability of the assessment exemption for living quarters for parent or grandparent The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 469 of the real property tax law, 2 as added by chapter 377 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 3. Such exemption shall be applicable [only to construction or recon-5struction which occurred subsequent to the effective date of this6section and shall only apply] during taxable years during which at least 7 one such parent or grandparent maintains a primary place of residence in 8 such living quarters. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05276-01-5
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