---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the effectiveness of the real property tax exemption task force"
description: "Extends the effectiveness of the real property tax exemption task force by two years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 8942"
citation: "New York S 8942 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HARCKHAM"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-04-29"
last_action: "2022-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/294b8526-7e18-402c-a17b-d8cbff10a574"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S8942"
source_hash: "dec8330c7737c237f072753367374ef8d33f6af9ae14cb30ebbf5f679ba4e4ca"
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 8942 (2021-2022) — Extends the effectiveness of the real property tax exemption task force

Extends the effectiveness of the real property tax exemption task force by two years.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8942** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8942&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Rules Vote — **17–4** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **146–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **51–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HARCKHAM — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-29** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-16** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-16** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1383
- **2022-05-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-23** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-23** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR A10117
- **2022-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.374
- **2022-05-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-08-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17** SIGNED CHAP.539 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/294b8526-7e18-402c-a17b-d8cbff10a574`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).