Assembly Bill A8138

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to a cap on class share increases in certain cities

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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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2019-A8138 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6324
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1803-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8138, S6324

2019-A8138 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes a cap on class share increases in a special assessing unit which is a city.

2019-A8138 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8138
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the determi-
   nation of adjusted base proportions in special assessing  units  which
   are cities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1803-a of the  real  property  tax
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (gg) to read as follows:
   (GG)  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION TO THE CONTRARY, IN A SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT WHICH IS  A  CITY  AND
 FOR  CURRENT BASE PROPORTIONS TO BE DETERMINED IN SUCH SPECIAL ASSESSING
 UNIT'S FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, THE CURRENT BASE  PROPORTION  OF
 ANY  CLASS  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  THE ADJUSTED BASE PROPORTION OR ADJUSTED
 PROPORTION, WHICHEVER IS APPROPRIATE, OF THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING YEAR.
 WHERE THE THE COMPUTATION PERFORMED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  WOULD  OTHERWISE  PRODUCE  SUCH  RESULT,  THE  CURRENT BASE
 PROPORTION OF SUCH CLASS OR CLASSES SHALL BE LIMITED TO A  ZERO  PERCENT
 INCREASE  AND  THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF SUCH SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT SHALL
 ALTER THE CURRENT BASE PROPORTION OF ANY OR  ALL  REMAINING  CLASSES  SO
 THAT THE SUM OF THE CURRENT BASE PROPORTIONS EQUALS ONE.
   §  2. In the event the special assessing unit which is a city has sent
 out real property tax bills for its fiscal year  2020  before  this  act
 shall  have become a law, the city shall take such actions as are neces-
 sary, consistent with applicable state and  local  law,  to  effect  the
 provisions  of  section  one of this act, including, but not limited to,
 revising the current base proportions  and  adjusted  base  proportions,
 resetting  the real property tax rates and sending amended real property
 tax bills.  Provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be  deemed
 to  affect the obligation of any taxpayer with respect to the payment of
 any installment of real property tax for such fiscal year which was  due
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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