| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2012 |
committee discharged and committed to rules notice of committee consideration - requested |
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to local government |
| Feb 07, 2011 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S3009
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2011-S3009 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S3009 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3009
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the employment of New
York state residents by entities receiving certain tax breaks
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to exclude those business entities that
are otherwise eligible to receive the business investment tax
exemption, from receiving such exemption unless eighty-five percent
of their employees reside in New York State. This exclusion may be
waived in circumstances in which suitable employees are unavailable
in New York State.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends Section 485-B, subdivision (13) of the Real Property
Tax Law by adding a new subdivision (13), which would exclude
certain business entities, which fail to maintain a staff of
employees, eighty-five percent of whom are residents of New York
State, from receiving a business investment tax exemption.
JUSTIFICATION:
In order to promote the employment of workers who reside in New York
State, business entities, which are eligible to receive the business
investment tax exemption, should be required to retain a staff of
2011-S3009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3009
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 7, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the employment
of New York state residents by entities receiving certain tax breaks
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 485-b of the real property tax
law, as renumbered by chapter 305 of the laws of 1994, is renumbered
subdivision 14 and a new subdivision 13 is added to read as follows:
13. (A) ANY ENTITY SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE EXEMPTION
PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION UNLESS AT LEAST EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ITS
EMPLOYEES ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE OR THE ENTITY FALLS WITHIN AN
EXCEPTION LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
(B) AN ENTITY MAY RECEIVE THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION WITH
A WORKFORCE WHERE LESS THAN EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE
RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE IF IT CAN SHOW THAT:
(I) IT MADE DILIGENT EFFORTS TO HIRE RESIDENT EMPLOYEES, BUT NO SUCH
EMPLOYEES EXISTED OR WERE QUALIFIED FOR THE EMPLOYMENT POSITION; OR
(II) THE EMPLOYMENT POSITION REQUIRES SPECIALIZED TALENTS THAT CAN
ONLY BE FILLED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAPPEN TO RESIDE OUTSIDE THIS STATE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply to any exemption claimed on or after
such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07473-01-1
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