Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 24, 2016 |
print number 7938a |
Mar 24, 2016 |
amend and recommit to aging |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to aging |
Jun 01, 2015 |
referred to aging |
Assembly Bill A7938
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GJONAJ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Victor M. Pichardo
Marcos Crespo
Aravella Simotas
Michael Blake
2015-A7938 - Details
2015-A7938 - Summary
Authorizes application of the property tax abatement for rent-controlled or rent regulated properties occupied by senior citizens or disabled persons, to those units occupied by tenants paying the maximum allowable rent when such rent exceeds 1/2 of the household income; provides for state payments to cities affected thereby equal to 10% of lost real property tax revenue.
2015-A7938 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7938 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 1, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GJONAJ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to tax abatements for dwelling units occupied by certain persons residing in rent-cont- rolled or rent regulated properties; and providing state aid to cities affected by such tax abatements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The section heading of section 467-b of the real property tax law, as amended by section 1 of chapter 188 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: Tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities OR PERSONS PAYING A MAXIMUM RENT OR LEGAL REGULATED RENT WHICH EXCEEDS ONE-HALF OF THE COMBINED INCOME OF ALL MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD. S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 467-b of the real proper- ty tax law, as amended by section 1 of chapter 188 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: b. "Head of the household" means a person (i) who is sixty-two years of age or older, or (ii) who qualifies as a person with a disability pursuant to subdivision five of this section, OR (III) WHO PAYS A MAXI- MUM RENT OR LEGAL REGULATED RENT WHICH EXCEEDS ONE-HALF OF THE COMBINED INCOME OF ALL MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD, and is entitled to the possession or to the use or occupancy of a dwelling unit; S 3. Subdivision 2 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 747 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows: 2. The governing body of any municipal corporation is hereby author- ized and empowered to adopt, after public hearing, in accordance with the provisions of this section, a local law, ordinance or resolution providing for the abatement of taxes of said municipal corporation EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09892-04-5
co-Sponsors
Victor M. Pichardo
Marcos Crespo
Aravella Simotas
Michael Blake
2015-A7938A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A7938A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes application of the property tax abatement for rent-controlled or rent regulated properties occupied by senior citizens or disabled persons, to those units occupied by tenants paying the maximum allowable rent when such rent exceeds 1/2 of the household income; provides for state payments to cities affected thereby equal to 10% of lost real property tax revenue.
2015-A7938A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7938--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 1, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GJONAJ, PICHARDO, CRESPO, SIMOTAS, BLAKE, DINOW- ITZ, SEPULVEDA, RODRIGUEZ, KEARNS, RYAN, WEPRIN, DenDEKKER, KAMINSKY, DAVILA, BENEDETTO, ARROYO, SIMANOWITZ, TITONE, JOYNER, THIELE, MILLER, GOLDFEDER, BRENNAN, DILAN, TITUS, STECK, SEAWRIGHT, HIKIND, COOK, PRETLOW, SKARTADOS, BRINDISI, PERRY, LENTOL, ORTIZ, ABBATE, MOSLEY, FAHY, SOLAGES, HEVESI, SIMON, BARRON, SKOUFIS, RAMOS, CUSICK, LINARES, STIRPE, ROBINSON, NOLAN, RICHARDSON, LUPARDO, LAVINE, WOERNER, McDO- NALD, RIVERA, KIM, ROZIC, MOYA, BICHOTTE, HARRIS, ENGLEBRIGHT, ZEBROW- SKI, JEAN-PIERRE, HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging -- recommitted to the Committee on Aging in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to tax abatements for dwelling units occupied by certain persons residing in rent-cont- rolled or rent regulated properties; and providing state aid to cities affected by such tax abatements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The section heading of section 467-b of the real property tax law, as amended by section 1 of chapter 188 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: Tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities OR PERSONS PAYING A MAXIMUM RENT OR LEGAL REGULATED RENT WHICH EXCEEDS ONE-HALF OF THE COMBINED INCOME OF ALL MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD. S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 467-b of the real proper- ty tax law, as amended by section 1 of chapter 188 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: b. "Head of the household" means a person (i) who is sixty-two years of age or older, or (ii) who qualifies as a person with a disability pursuant to subdivision five of this section, OR (III) WHO PAYS A MAXI- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09892-06-6
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