S 3397 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the faith-based affordable housing act

Summary

Enacts the "faith-based affordable housing act" for development on residential land; defines terms; provides that each village, town, and city shall allow the construction and occupation of residential buildings on any covered site up to the specified densities; provides that all residential buildings constructed pursuant to this section in a town, village, or city with fewer than one million inhabitants shall set aside twenty percent of the residential floor area for households earning an average of eighty percent of area median income; outlines the densities for New York city; makes related provisions.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

S3397A → S3397B · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill version adds new definitions for qualifying mass transit stations and housing stock, clarifies the definition of religious corporations to include nonprofit entities conducting religious rituals, and reorganizes the bill's structure with additional committee discharge language. These changes expand the bill's applicability to transit-oriented development and clarify eligibility criteria for religious organizations seeking affordable housing protections.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly includes mass transit stations as covered sites for affordable housing development and clarifies which religious organizations qualify for protections under the faith-based affordable housing act.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'qualifying mass transit station' and 'housing stock' to clarify which transit locations and housing counts apply to the bill's requirements.

Modified the definition of 'religious corporation' to explicitly include nonprofit corporations that conduct religious rituals or study religious texts, broadening the scope of eligible organizations.

PROCEDURAL

Added additional committee discharge language to the bill introduction, indicating a procedural update to how the bill moves through the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes including bill version number updates (A to B) and page number adjustments in the legislative document.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3397B

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3397A

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

upper

1 primary · 24 co-sponsors