---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits the Church of Jesus Christ to file an application for a real property tax exemption"
description: "Permits the Church of Jesus Christ to file an application for a real property tax exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 5234"
citation: "New York S 5234 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BRESLIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-04-17"
last_action: "2019-10-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/656e2534-c6c3-4cf3-a753-73d78265c6f7"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S5234"
source_hash: "f1b18967afd5b3ff236b2c4703a60b2a5c766331c3cfaae099cd6cecf81d7140"
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 5234 (2019-2020) — Permits the Church of Jesus Christ to file an application for a real property tax exemption

Permits the Church of Jesus Christ 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. **S5234** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5234&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **55–3** (pass) · upper
- Local Government Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BRESLIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-17** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** 1ST REPORT CAL.798
- **2019-05-21** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-05-22** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-05-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-30** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-05-30** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7325
- **2019-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.435
- **2019-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-10-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-10-29** SIGNED CHAP.425 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/656e2534-c6c3-4cf3-a753-73d78265c6f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).