A 3647 New York Assembly · 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 29, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A3647A → A3647B · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill version adds new definitions for mass transit stations and housing stock, expands the list of sponsoring legislators, and updates the bill's status to indicate it has been amended and reported back to committee. The substantive policy content regarding affordable housing construction appears unchanged from the previous version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on enacting the 'faith-based affordable housing act' with no changes to eligibility criteria, funding amounts, or construction requirements.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'qualifying mass transit station' and 'housing stock' to clarify terms used in the bill.

SCOPE

Added five new legislators (Steck, Jensen, McDonough, Hooks, O'Pharrow, Torres, Rivera, Smullen, Valdez) to the list of sponsors.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill number from A3647-A to A3647-B and revised committee status to reflect amendments and recommitment.

Removed original definition text for 'religious corporation' that was replaced with expanded definition in new version.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3647B

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3647A

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

lower

1 primary · 45 co-sponsors