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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 9570: Relates to the clergy property tax exemption

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 9570 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the clergy property tax exemption. Primary sponsor: Grace Lee (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Permits local governments to extend the existing clergy residential property tax exemption to include clergy residing in co-ops; clarifies that the clergy property tax exemption shall not affect eligibility for certain other tax abatements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Grace LeePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Stacey Pheffer AmatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Sam BergerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Simcha EichensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Kalman YegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.763
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S8527B
  5. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9570C
  9. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.419
  10. REPORTED
  11. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  12. PRINT NUMBER 9570B

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source