Assembly Bill A6449

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the "middle class STAR" rebate program

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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-A6449 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§1306-b & 1307, RPT L; add §178, amd §§606 & 1310, Tax L; amd §11-1706, NYC Ad Cd; amd §§1608, 1716, 2008 & 2022, add §2023-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9428
2011-2012: A5538
2013-2014: A5791
2017-2018: A2716
2019-2020: A4038

2015-A6449 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the "middle class STAR" rebate program; creates the middle class circuit breaker tax credit.

2015-A6449 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6449

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, RAIA -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law and the tax law,  in  relation
  to  the  "Middle  Class STAR" rebate program; to amend the tax law, in
  relation to creating the middle class circuit breaker tax  credit;  to
  amend  the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to
  an enhanced personal income tax credit in such city; and to amend  the
  education  law,  in  relation  to establishing limitations upon school
  district tax levies

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

  Section  1.  The  real  property  tax law is amended by adding two new
sections 1306-b and 1307 to read as follows:
  S 1306-B. "MIDDLE CLASS STAR" REBATE PROGRAM. 1. TAX REBATES. (A) IF A
PARCEL IS ENTITLED TO THE BASIC OR ENHANCED STAR EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED BY
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
FIFTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN  SCHOOL  YEAR  AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER,
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (G)  OF  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
SECTION,  A  LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REBATE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE OWNER OR
OWNERS OF SUCH PARCEL AS SHOWN ON THE FINAL  ASSESSMENT  ROLL  FOR  SUCH
YEAR,  IN  AN  AMOUNT COMPUTED AS PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION AND SECTION
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE TAX LAW.
  (B) IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE SUCH TAX
REBATES TO SUCH OWNERS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED  BY  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE TAX LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED
AS PERMITTING PARTIAL OR INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS OF TAXES IN A JURISDICTION
WHICH HAS NOT AUTHORIZED THE SAME PURSUANT TO LAW.
  2. PROCEDURE. (A) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST FIFTEENTH EACH YEAR, THE DEPART-
MENT, OR ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST EACH YEAR, IN THE CASE OF A CITY WITH A
POPULATION  OF  ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF SUCH
CITY, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, SHALL PROVIDE TO THE COMMISSIONER A REPORT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07357-01-5
              

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