---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes Divya Jyoti Jagrati Kendra to file an application for exemption from real property taxes"
description: "Authorizes Divya Jyoti Jagrati Kendra to file an application for exemption from real property taxes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 6579"
citation: "New York S 6579 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KAPLAN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-06"
last_action: "2021-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8a43445-4008-4ea7-ac16-9c7c02ff1252"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S6579"
source_hash: "746d870693814d6a2052ea4f56b220e32f96810ac5706783779a3bb41242743f"
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 6579 (2021-2022) — Authorizes Divya Jyoti Jagrati Kendra to file an application for exemption from real property taxes

Authorizes Divya Jyoti Jagrati Kendra to file an application for exemption from real property taxes.

## Version chain

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

1. **S6579** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6579&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
- Local Government Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KAPLAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-06** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** 1ST REPORT CAL.1104
- **2021-05-20** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-05-24** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-06-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-02** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-02** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7636
- **2021-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.489
- **2021-06-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-07** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-07-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-16** SIGNED CHAP.297 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8a43445-4008-4ea7-ac16-9c7c02ff1252`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).