---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the residential-commercial urban exemption program"
description: "Relates to the residential-commercial urban exemption program; requires the owner to submit an annual certification to the assessor attesting that the property complies with the requirements of this section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 8091"
citation: "New York A 8091 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MAGNARELLI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-05-31"
last_action: "2020-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44015f3d-146b-4777-b91e-40d1f6368bbf"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A8091"
source_hash: "7234abf0190e1a6bf6b59d9dc4e24299d1f58b9514f72a108ab861a3852883c7"
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 8091 (2019-2020) — Relates to the residential-commercial urban exemption program

Relates to the residential-commercial urban exemption program; requires the owner to submit an annual certification to the assessor attesting that the property complies with the requirements of this section.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8091** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8091&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A8091A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A8091A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **139–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **44–16** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote - Vote 3 — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION:MAGNARELLI; To reconsider — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- MAGNARELLI — primary (person)
- RYAN — cosponsor (person)
- SIMOTAS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-31** REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-11** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** REPORTED
- **2019-06-17** RULES REPORT CAL.423
- **2019-06-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.423
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-18** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5254A
- **2019-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.1776
- **2019-06-20** SUBSTITUTION RECONSIDERED
- **2019-06-20** RECOMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** DIED IN SENATE
- **2020-01-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.310
- **2020-02-13** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-02-13** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-02-13** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-08** RECALLED FROM SENATE
- **2020-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-06-08** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2020-06-08** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8091A `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-21** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-21** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-07-21** COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5254B
- **2020-07-22** 3RD READING CAL.884
- **2020-07-22** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-07-22** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-12-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.357 `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-23** APPROVAL MEMO.59

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44015f3d-146b-4777-b91e-40d1f6368bbf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).