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A 3804 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing the broadband investment tax stabilization (BITS) act

Summary
Provides that all equipment used for the transmission and switching of radio signals for the provision of commercial mobile radio service or mobile internet access service no longer constitutes real property subject to the real property tax law.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesExempts broadband equipment from real property tax, reducing tax revenue and providing corporate tax break85% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyTax exemption for broadband infrastructure equipment likely encourages investment in internet access, aligning with expanding access as a support indicator.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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What changed between versions

A3804 → A3804A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a short title and restructure the legislative findings and operative sections. The core policy content regarding telecommunications equipment tax exemptions remains substantively unchanged, though the bill number was updated to A3804A and the committee status was modified to reflect discharge and amendment.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the bill's title, committee handling, and section numbering were modified.
TECHNICAL

Added a short title section naming the legislation the 'broadband investment tax stabilization (BITS) act'.

Reordered sections to separate the short title from the legislative findings and amended the section numbering from §2 and §3 to §2, §3, and §4.

Updated bill status from 'referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation' to 'committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee'.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3804A
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
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George Alvarez
DDemocratic
NY
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