NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1707

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to local government
Jan 10, 2017	referred to local government

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2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3799
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3-c, Gen Muni L; amd §2023-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: A9026

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "two percent is two percent property tax cap act" relating to the formula for the real property tax cap.

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1707

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in
relation to the formula for the real property tax cap

 PURPOSE :

This bill would allow municipalities and school districts to only be
subject to a two percent property tax cap.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 entitles this bill as the "two percent is two percent
property tax cap act".

Section 2 amends paragraph 1 of subdivision 2 of section 3-c of the
general municipal law to remove language that ties the allowable levy
growth to the rate of inflation and allows municipalities to only be
subject to a two percent allowable levy growth limit.

Section 3 amends paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 2023-a of the
education law to remove language that ties the allowable levy growth
to the rate of inflation and allows school districts to only be
subject to a two percent allowable levy growth limit.

Section 4 sets the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Chapter 97 of the laws of 2011 imposed a tax levy limit on
municipality tax levies. Although many refer to this law as a 2
percent tax cap this is not an accurate depiction of the law. Under
the tax levy limit, the amount of taxes that may be levied by or on
behalf of a municipality cannot increase by more than 2 percent, or
the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. As a result of low
inflation in recent months, the allowable levy growth factor for
municipalities in setting their 2016 budgets was .73 percent. In
determining the 2017 budgets, the tax cap was set at the even lower
.68%. Both years demonstrate a tax cap significantly lower than 2
percent. Year to year changes in tax levy percentages mean budget
planning uncertainty for municipal corporations and school districts.
In terms of revenue, the difference between a tax levy limit of .68
percent and 2 percent is hundreds of thousands of dollars which could
have been used for needed capital improvement and infrastructure
projects or to prevent staff cuts and the elimination of services and
programs in our local governments and schools. Furthermore, since New
York State sets itself at a true 2% cap in deriving its budget, the
ability to do the same should extend to local governments and schools.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Legislation

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State.

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1707
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law and the education law, in
   relation to the formula for the real property tax cap
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known  and may be cited as the "two
 percent is two percent property tax cap act".
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of  section  3-c  of  the  general
 municipal law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws
 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  "Allowable  levy growth factor" shall be [the lesser of: (i)] one
 and two one-hundredths[; or (ii) the  sum  of  one  plus  the  inflation
 factor;  provided, however, that in no case shall the levy growth factor
 be less than one].
   § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 2023-a of  the  education
 law,  as added by section 2 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011,
 is amended to read as follows:
   a. "Allowable levy growth factor" shall be [the lesser  of:  (i)]  one
 and  two  one-hundredths[;  or  (ii)  the  sum of one plus the inflation
 factor; provided, however, that in no case shall the levy growth  factor
 be less than one].
   §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 3-c of  the  general  municipal  law  made  by
 section  one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith; provided, further, that  the  amend-
 ments to section 2023-a of the education law made by section two of this
 act  shall  not  affect  the  repeal of such section and shall be deemed
 repealed therewith.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01806-01-7

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Senate Bill S1707

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Kathleen A. Marchione

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

co-Sponsors

John J. Bonacic

Rich Funke

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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