Assembly Bill A994

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York city tax reform study commission to provide the governor and legislature with a blueprint of reforms to the real property taxation system in the city of New York

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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-A994 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6618
2021-2022: A5744

2019-A994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York city tax reform study commission to provide the governor and legislature with a blueprint of reforms to the real property taxation system in the city of New York.

2019-A994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    994
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, ORTIZ, ABBATE, BRAUNSTEIN, M. G. MILLER,
   COLTON, MOSLEY, PICHARDO, COOK, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT,  BLAKE,  DICKENS,
   D'URSO,  SIMOTAS,  BARNWELL, CRESPO, PHEFFER AMATO, MALLIOTAKIS, ROZIC
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to establish the New York city tax reform study  commission,  and
   providing for its powers and duties
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. There is hereby established the New York  city  tax  reform
 study  commission  to  provide  the  governor and the legislature with a
 blueprint for reforming the local real property tax system in  the  city
 of New York.
   § 2. The New York city tax reform study commission shall consist of 15
 members as follows: the commissioner of the New York state department of
 taxation  and  finance,  or  his or her designee, who shall serve as the
 chairperson of the commission; three members appointed by the  governor:
 three  members appointed by the temporary president of the senate; three
 members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; two members  appointed
 by the mayor of the city of New York; one member appointed by the speak-
 er  of the city council of the city of New York; one member appointed by
 the minority leader of the senate;  and  one  member  appointed  by  the
 minority leader of the assembly.  Such commission shall include at least
 one  member  representative of each of the following:  the New York city
 municipal government, academia, real estate industry  and  a  recognized
 labor  organization,  all  based in the city of New York. The commission
 shall meet at least six times at the call of the chairperson.
   § 3. On or before January 1, 2021, the New York city tax reform  study
 commission shall provide the governor and the legislature with recommen-
 dations  on  any changes that should be made to, at a minimum, the class
 share system, assessment process and tax rate formulae  utilized  within
 the city of New York.

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

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