Senate Bill S1289A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes real property taxing jurisdictions to grant a partial tax exemption for property purchased by a physician in a physician shortage area

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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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2015-S1289 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7068
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L; add §§439 & 985, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6919, A9810
2013-2014: S4388, A6965
2017-2018: S6385, A8307

2015-S1289 - Summary

Authorizes real property taxing jurisdictions to grant a partial tax exemption for property purchased by a physician in a physician shortage area, as determined by the commissioner of health, which will be such physician's primary residence and he or she will practice in such shortage area; provides state aid to taxing jurisdictions which grant the exemption to the extent of the tax savings provided to physicians.

2015-S1289 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1289 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1289

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on
  Rural  Resources)  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
  to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the real property tax law,  in
  relation  to authorizing real property taxing jurisdictions to grant a
  tax exemption for a primary residence purchased by a  physician  in  a
  physician shortage area

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

  Section 1.  Legislative findings and intent.  The  legislature  hereby
finds  that  several  communities  within  the state, particularly those
located within rural areas, lack adequate access to  physicians.  It  is
well  established  that  ensuring the sufficient availability of general
practitioners and specialists directly  benefits  the  health  of  state
residents, and the legislature has enacted several measures towards that
end.
  Furthermore,  the legislature finds that municipalities are often best
situated to evaluate the needs of their communities.  Therefore,  it  is
the intent of the legislature to offer counties, cities, towns, villages
and school districts the option to provide real property tax exemptions,
should  they  determine  that  such an incentive would aid in attracting
physicians to areas currently underserved by the medical community.
  S 2. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 29 to read as follows:
  29. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BIENNIALLY DESIGNATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE
A LIST OF DESIGNATED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AREAS IN THE STATE. A DESIGNATED
PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AREA SHALL BE A COUNTY OR OTHER SUB-COUNTY GEOGRAPHIC
AREA  DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY OF PHYSICIANS
IN PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE AND/OR ONE OR MORE  MEDICAL  SPECIALITIES.  THE
LIST  SHALL INDICATE FOR EACH DESIGNATED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AREA, IF THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06122-01-5

              

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2015-S1289A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7068
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L; add §§439 & 985, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6919, A9810
2013-2014: S4388, A6965
2017-2018: S6385, A8307

2015-S1289A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes real property taxing jurisdictions to grant a partial tax exemption for property purchased by a physician in a physician shortage area, as determined by the commissioner of health, which will be such physician's primary residence and he or she will practice in such shortage area; provides state aid to taxing jurisdictions which grant the exemption to the extent of the tax savings provided to physicians.

2015-S1289A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1289A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1289--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. YOUNG, FUNKE, O'MARA, RITCHIE -- (at request of the
  Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- read twice  and  ordered
  printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
  -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit-
  tee  on  Finance  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the public health law and the real property tax law, in
  relation to authorizing real property taxing jurisdictions to grant  a
  tax  exemption  for  a primary residence purchased by a physician in a
  physician shortage area; and to amend the real property  tax  law,  in
  relation  to providing state aid to such jurisdictions for the savings
  granted by such exemption

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

  Section  1.    Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby
finds that several communities  within  the  state,  particularly  those
located  within  rural  areas, lack adequate access to physicians. It is
well established that ensuring the sufficient  availability  of  general
practitioners  and  specialists  directly  benefits  the health of state
residents, and the legislature has enacted several measures towards that
end.
  Furthermore, the legislature finds that municipalities are often  best
situated  to  evaluate  the needs of their communities. Therefore, it is
the intent of the legislature to offer counties, cities, towns, villages
and school districts the option to provide real property tax exemptions,
should they determine that such an incentive  would  aid  in  attracting
physicians to areas currently underserved by the medical community.
  S  2.  Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 29 to read as follows:
  29. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BIENNIALLY DESIGNATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE
A LIST OF DESIGNATED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AREAS IN THE STATE. A DESIGNATED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06122-02-5
              

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