# New York S 10223: Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor

New York S 10223, Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Fahy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-08-21 (SIGNED CHAP.265) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 10223
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-07
- Last action: 2026-08-21, SIGNED CHAP.265
- Sponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (199 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Retroactive property tax relief for South End Children's Cafe: benefit, low. The law lets South End Children's Cafe Inc. file a late nonprofit property tax exemption application for the 2025–2026 rolls. It covers only 33 Rensselaer Street, Albany (tax map section 76.66, block 1, lot 2.1) under New York’s nonprofit exemption (RPTL 420-a). If the assessor accepts it, the city…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-04 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 141 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-04 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 2 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-08-21: SIGNED CHAP.265 (Senate)
- 2026-08-14: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-06-04: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-06-04: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.524 (House)
- 2026-06-04: SUBSTITUTED FOR A11357A (House)
- 2026-06-04: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2026-06-04: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1766 (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2026-06-01: PRINT NUMBER 10223A (Senate)
- 2026-06-01: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2026-06-01: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S10223A)
- Original, 2026-05-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S10223)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S10223A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S10223)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10223-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).