Senate Bill S3142A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to abatement of county taxes in special assessing units

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2382 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2017-S3142 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2382
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §425-a, RPT L

2017-S3142 - Summary

Authorizes the local legislative body of a county that is a special assessing unit may provide by local law for the partial abatement of county taxes.

2017-S3142 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3142 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3142
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PHILLIPS,  HANNON,  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Rules
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the real property tax law, in relation to abatement of
   county taxes in special assessing units
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  425-a  of the real property tax law, as added by
 chapter 383 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   § 425-a. Abatement of county taxes  in  special  assessing  units.  1.
 Local  option.  The local legislative body of a county that is a special
 assessing unit may provide by local law for  the  partial  abatement  of
 county  taxes  pursuant  to this section. [Such abatement shall apply to
 assessment rolls beginning with the roll finally completed in  the  year
 two  thousand two, and continuing through and including the roll finally
 completed in the year two thousand fifteen  unless  such  local  law  is
 sooner repealed.]
   2.  Eligible property. The property of a senior citizen that qualifies
 for and receives the enhanced exemption pursuant to subdivision four  of
 section  four  hundred  twenty-five  of  this title shall be eligible to
 receive the abatement provided by this section.
   3. Procedure. No separate application shall be required for the abate-
 ment. The assessor of such special  assessing  unit  shall  compute  and
 apply the abatement when extending the tax on eligible property.  Eligi-
 bility  for such abatement shall be determined annually; a property that
 becomes eligible for a year subsequent to the initial year in which such
 abatement is authorized by local law shall  receive  the  abatement  for
 such  subsequent  year  and  for  each  year thereafter while it remains
 eligible and until the authorization for the abatement expires.  If  the
 enhanced  exemption granted pursuant to subdivision four of section four
 hundred twenty-five of this title is later discontinued or revoked,  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S3142A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2382
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §425-a, RPT L

2017-S3142A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the local legislative body of a county that is a special assessing unit may provide by local law for the partial abatement of county taxes.

2017-S3142A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3142A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3142--A
     Cal. No. 60
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PHILLIPS, HANNON, MARCELLINO, BROOKS, KAMINSKY --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the  Committee  on  Rules  --  reported favorably from said committee,
   ordered to a third reading, passed by  Senate  and  delivered  to  the
   Assembly,  recalled,  vote  reconsidered,  restored  to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the real property tax law, in relation to abatement of
   county taxes in special assessing units
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  425-a  of the real property tax law, as added by
 chapter 383 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   § 425-a. Abatement of county taxes  in  special  assessing  units.  1.
 Local  option.  The local legislative body of a county that is a special
 assessing unit may provide by local law for  the  partial  abatement  of
 county  taxes  pursuant  to  this section. Such abatement shall apply to
 assessment rolls beginning with the roll finally completed in  the  year
 two  thousand two, and continuing through and including the roll finally
 completed in the year two thousand [fifteen]  TWENTY-EIGHT  unless  such
 local law is sooner repealed.
   2.  Eligible property. The property of a senior citizen that qualifies
 for and receives the enhanced exemption pursuant to subdivision four  of
 section four hundred twenty-five of this title shall be [eligible] QUAL-
 IFIED to receive the abatement provided by this section.
   3.  Procedure.  [No]  A separate application shall NOT be required for
 the abatement. The assessor of such special assessing unit shall compute
 and apply the abatement when extending the  tax  on  eligible  property.
 Eligibility  for such abatement shall be determined annually; a property
 that becomes eligible for a year subsequent to the initial year in which
 such abatement is authorized by local law shall  receive  the  abatement
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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