---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes Cong Yeshiva Zera Yakov, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption"
description: "Authorizes Cong Yeshiva Zera Yakov, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 6961"
citation: "New York S 6961 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["REICHLIN-MELNICK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-20"
last_action: "2021-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5828adb8-7417-4d9c-af26-ea11699f6369"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S6961"
source_hash: "950afdbc6207595667639de12d9119ae4916f49cf68a3e51daf5ba59d33c40ed"
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 6961 (2021-2022) — Authorizes Cong Yeshiva Zera Yakov, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes Cong Yeshiva Zera Yakov, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption.

## Version chain

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

1. **S6961** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6961&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S6961A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S6961A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- REICHLIN-MELNICK — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-20** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** PRINT NUMBER 6961A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-07** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1581
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-08** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7751A
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.806
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-07-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-02** SIGNED CHAP.384 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5828adb8-7417-4d9c-af26-ea11699f6369`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).