Senate Bill S6454

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires municipalities to reimburse taxpayers for certain penalties and/or late fees charged to the taxpayer

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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-S6454 - Details

Law Section:
Retirement

2009-S6454 - Summary

Requires municipalities to reimburse taxpayers for certain penalties and/or late fees charged to the taxpayer.

2009-S6454 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6454 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6454

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT authorizing reimbursement for certain tax penalties

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

  Section  1.  Any  member  of  the  New York state and local employees'
retirement system, or the New York  state  and  local  police  and  fire
retirement system, who was eligible to receive a pension check on Decem-
ber  30, 2009 but for reasons not ascribable to their own negligence did
not receive such check in a timely fashion, shall be reimbursed  by  any
municipality  from which they were charged a late fee for failure to pay
their  school  taxes  or  property  taxes.  Individuals  receiving  such
reimbursement shall only be eligible for reimbursement if they are up to
date on the taxes for which they are seeking reimbursement by the effec-
tive date of this section.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15428-01-0

2009-S6454A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Retirement

2009-S6454A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires municipalities to reimburse taxpayers for certain penalties and/or late fees charged to the taxpayer.

2009-S6454A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6454A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6454--A
    Cal. No. 248

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
  report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT authorizing reimbursement for certain tax penalties

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

  Section 1. Any member of the  New  York  state  and  local  employees'
retirement  system,  or  the  New  York  state and local police and fire
retirement system, who was eligible to receive a pension check on Decem-
ber 30, 2009 but for reasons not ascribable to their own negligence  did
not  receive  such check in a timely fashion, shall be reimbursed by any
municipality from which they were charged a late fee for failure to  pay
their  school  taxes  or  property  taxes, if such taxes were due in the
period of time between December 30, 2009 through February 1, 2010. Indi-
viduals  receiving  such  reimbursement  shall  only  be  eligible   for
reimbursement  if  they  are  up to date on the taxes for which they are
seeking reimbursement by the effective date of this section and if  such
eligible  person  signs  a  verified  statement that such failure to pay
their school or property taxes was a  direct  result  of  a  failure  to
receive  their  pension check in a timely fashion.  Such statement shall
be signed by the eligible person before a notary public and  filed  with
the municipality reimbursing the late fee.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15428-02-0

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