Assembly Bill A6438

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows local tax collectors to send tax statements by electronic mail to an address provided by a homeowner and to opt out of receiving paper statements

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A6438 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S30
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง922, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A849, S598

2009-A6438 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows local tax collectors to send tax statements by electronic mail to an address provided by a homeowner and to opt out of receiving paper statements of taxes.

2009-A6438 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A6438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6438

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WEISENBERG, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property  tax  law,  in  relation  to  allowing
  statements of taxes via electronic mail

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 922 of  the  real
property  tax  law,  as amended by section 5 of part B of chapter 389 of
the laws of 1997 and subparagraph (iii) as amended by chapter 256 of the
laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) Upon receipt of the tax roll and warrant, the  collecting  officer
shall  mail  to  each  owner of real property at the tax billing address
listed thereon a statement showing the amount of taxes due on the  prop-
erty.  SUCH  STATEMENT  SHALL  BE  MAILED:  VIA THE UNITED STATES POSTAL
SERVICE; VIA AN ELECTRONIC  STATEMENT  TO  AN  ELECTRONIC  MAIL  ADDRESS
PROVIDED  BY  THE  OWNER  IF  SUCH SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY THE COLLECTING
OFFICER; OR BOTH IF ELECTRONIC MAIL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE  OWNER
OF REAL PROPERTY SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ELECT TO: CONTINUE TO
RECEIVE  A PAPER STATEMENT; CONTINUE TO RECEIVE A PAPER STATEMENT AND AN
ELECTRONIC STATEMENT; OR  RECEIVE  ONLY  AN  ELECTRONIC  STATEMENT.  The
statement must contain:
  (i) the mailing address of the owner;
  (ii)  a description sufficient to effectively apprise the recipient of
the identity and location of the parcel for which it is issued;
  (iii) the taxes due on such parcel and the data used to calculate  the
amount  due,  including but not limited to: the full value of the parcel
as determined by the assessor; the uniform percentage of value  applica-
ble  to the assessing unit (or, in a special assessing unit, the uniform
percentage of value applicable to the class) pursuant to  section  three
hundred  five  of  this chapter; the total assessed value of the parcel;
the assessed value of the exemptions applied to  such  parcel  for  each

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00953-01-9
              

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