---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires assessors using the comparable sales method for assessments to consider certain comparable properties in formulating the assessment"
description: "Requires assessors using the comparable sales, income capitalization or cost method for assessments to consider certain comparable properties in formulating the assessment of non-residential properties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 894"
citation: "New York A 894 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ZEBROWSKI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5831f91-f159-40c9-9bee-df7238d0805a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A894"
source_hash: "a1d006dc2a246312ea884ca07951d126d293f8a904f34cc9ca2e6494a1989b62"
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 A 894 (2021-2022) — Requires assessors using the comparable sales method for assessments to consider certain comparable properties in formulating the assessment

Requires assessors using the comparable sales, income capitalization or cost method for assessments to consider certain comparable properties in formulating the assessment of non-residential properties.

## Version chain

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

1. **A894** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A894&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A894A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A894A)
3. **A894B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A894B)
4. **A894C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A894C)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ZEBROWSKI — primary (person)
- BRABENEC — cosponsor (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- WOERNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** PRINT NUMBER 894A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-11** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** PRINT NUMBER 894B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-16** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** PRINT NUMBER 894C `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** REPORTED
- **2021-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.160
- **2021-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.160
- **2021-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5715A
- **2021-06-03** 3RD READING CAL.757
- **2021-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-25** SIGNED CHAP.497 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5831f91-f159-40c9-9bee-df7238d0805a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).