---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases the average assessed value threshold"
description: "Increases the average assessed value threshold; relates to the eligibility of J-51 tax abatements to reflect cost of living adjustments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 3985"
citation: "New York S 3985 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["STAVISKY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-22"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efa9e7e6-638b-4113-9f01-ba9168ada14b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S3985"
source_hash: "c1259250457e5883f27c12e2b26b01860d6a4a2430fa858e6cd5c740a4ca5af8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 3985 (2019-2020) — Increases the average assessed value threshold

Increases the average assessed value threshold; relates to the eligibility of J-51 tax abatements to reflect cost of living adjustments.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S3985** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S3985&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S3985A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S3985A)
3. **S3985B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S3985B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: B — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **61–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STAVISKY — primary (person)
- KAPLAN — cosponsor (person)
- LIU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-22** REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-15** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-15** PRINT NUMBER 3985A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-17** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-17** PRINT NUMBER 3985B `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-19** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1687
- **2019-06-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-20** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-20** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2092B
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.541
- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-03** SIGNED CHAP.72 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efa9e7e6-638b-4113-9f01-ba9168ada14b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).