A 9255 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes the build up New York pilot program and the mass timber for affordable housing program to encourage the use of mass timber in affordable housing retrofits and additions

Summary

Establishes the build up New York pilot program to provide grants to eligible municipalities that construct new accessory dwelling unit housing projects built on top of existing buildings that utilize mass timber and serve certain households; establishes the mass timber for affordable housing program to provide tax credits for eligible taxpayers who use mass timber in certain new construction or major retrofits of existing buildings that primarily serve households up to one hundred fifty percent of the area median income; establishes tax credits for mass timber production.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Nov 21, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2026

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A9255 → A9255A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand eligibility for affordable housing projects to include both ground-up construction and accessory dwelling units, while also adding a priority requirement for using mass timber harvested from New York forests with approved management plans. Additionally, the definition of mass timber was updated to remove specific product types like laminated veneer lumber and parallel strand lumber, and the bill's title was updated to include mass timber production incentives.

Scope change

The bill now applies to a broader range of housing construction methods (ground-up and accessory dwelling units) and introduces a preference for locally sourced timber from sustainably managed forests.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded qualifying affordable housing projects to include new projects built from the ground up, in addition to accessory dwelling units built on top of existing buildings.

REQUIREMENT

Added a priority provision for grants to projects using mass timber harvested within New York from forests with an approved management plan.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of mass timber to remove specific product types (laminated veneer lumber, parallel strand lumber) and streamline the list of included engineered wood products.

SCOPE

Amended the bill title to explicitly include tax credits for mass timber production in addition to affordable housing programs.

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9255A

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING

lower

Nov 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HOUSING

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors