Assembly Bill A9879

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the temporary state commission on New York city property tax reform

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A9879 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
New York City

2023-A9879 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the 13 member temporary state commission on New York city property tax reform to propose property tax reform for the city of New York that promotes fairness, clarity, and simplicity; that eliminates structural inequality and taxes similar properties similarly; that encourages the development and preservation of affordable and multifamily housing; that includes owner relief programs and an approach to transition that insures low- and moderate-income owners have affordable tax bills and that primary residents are not displaced from their homes

2023-A9879 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9879
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to create a temporary state commission to be known as the  tempo-
   rary state commission on New York city property tax reform
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. a. A temporary state commission is  hereby  created  to  be
 known  as  the  temporary state commission on New York city property tax
 reform.  The temporary commission shall consist of thirteen  members  as
 follows:    the  commissioner of taxation and finance and two additional
 members appointed by the governor; two members appointed by  the  tempo-
 rary  president  of  the  senate  and  one by the minority leader of the
 senate, all of whom shall be members of the body; two members  appointed
 by  the speaker of the assembly and one member by the minority leader of
 the assembly, all of whom shall be  members  of  the  body;  one  member
 appointed  by the speaker of the New York city council; the commissioner
 of the New York city department of finance; one member appointed by  the
 comptroller  of  the  city  of New York, and one member appointed by the
 mayor of the city of New York. The commissioner of taxation and  finance
 shall serve as chair.
   b. No member, officer or employee of the commission shall be disquali-
 fied  from  holding any other public office or employment, nor shall lie
 forfeit any such office or employment by  reason  of  appointment  here-
 under,  notwithstanding  the provisions of any general, special or local
 law, ordinance or city charter.
   c. All appointments to the temporary commission shall be  made  within
 fourteen days of the effective date of this act.
   d.  The  members  of the temporary commission shall receive no compen-
 sation for their services, but shall be allowed their actual and  neces-
 sary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
   § 2. a. The goal of the temporary commission shall be to propose prop-
 erty  tax reform for the city of New York that promotes fairness, clari-
 ty, and simplicity; that  eliminates  structural  inequality  and  taxes
 similar  properties similarly; that encourages the development and pres-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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