---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to authorizing the assessor of the town of Brookhaven to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from the International Baptist Church"
description: "Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from the International Baptist Church with respect to the 2020-2021 assessment roll."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 9773"
citation: "New York A 9773 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SMITH"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-04-08"
last_action: "2022-11-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e625500c-eb1b-4ac8-bda1-0f8953617689"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9773"
source_hash: "d5bad18a0e9e73e7c79e8a8e795449cabfcf71a2cc95423251b3bd1742e7110c"
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 9773 (2021-2022) — Relates to authorizing the assessor of the town of Brookhaven to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from the International Baptist Church

Authorizes the assessor of the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from the International Baptist Church with respect to the 2020-2021 assessment roll.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9773** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9773&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SMITH — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-08** REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** REPORTED
- **2022-05-24** RULES REPORT CAL.426
- **2022-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.426
- **2022-05-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-24** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-24** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8863
- **2022-06-02** 3RD READING CAL.1863
- **2022-06-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-02** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-11-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-21** SIGNED CHAP.612 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e625500c-eb1b-4ac8-bda1-0f8953617689`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).