S 256Relates to making housing a policy in the state of New York

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This bill amendment makes substantive additions to New York's uniform tax exemption policy framework by requiring agencies and authorities to consider whether projects provide onsite child care services or facilitate new child care services when adopting tax exemption policies and guidelines. The child care consideration is integrated into existing evaluation criteria alongside job creation, environmental impact, housing units, and other factors. The remainder of the changes are technical updates to legislative bill draft numbers, co-sponsor listings, procedural history, and statutory cross-references that reflect prior amendments enacted as chapter 44 of the laws of 2025, replacing older references to chapter 386 of the laws of 2019.