Senate Bill S6219

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to wages and supplements for building service employees employed at certain properties held in the cooperative or condominium form of ownership receiving a tax abatement

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S6219 - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §467-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6350

2019-S6219 - Summary

Relates to wages and supplements for building service employees employed at certain properties held in the cooperative or condominium form of ownership receiving a tax abatement, affidavits certifying the payment of prevailing wages to building service workers are made public record and may be produced before a court or administrative tribunal.

2019-S6219 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6219 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6219
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property  tax  law,  in  relation  to  building
   service workers being paid the applicable prevailing wage
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 467-a of the real property tax law
 is amended by adding three new paragraphs (i), (j) and (k)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (I)  "PREVAILING  WAGE" MEANS THE RATE OF WAGES AND SUPPLEMENTAL BENE-
 FITS PAID IN THE LOCALITY TO WORKERS IN THE SAME TRADE OR OCCUPATION AND
 ANNUALLY DETERMINED BY THE COMPTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR OF THE LABOR LAW.
   (J) "QUALIFIED PROPERTY" MEANS (I) A PROPERTY  WITH  AN  AVERAGE  UNIT
 ASSESSED  VALUE OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS; OR (II)
 A PROPERTY WHICH AN APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN AFFIDAVIT CERTIFYING THAT
 ALL BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED OR TO BE EMPLOYED AT THE PROPER-
 TY SHALL RECEIVE THE APPLICABLE PREVAILING WAGE FOR THE DURATION OF SUCH
 PROPERTY'S TAX ABATEMENT.
   (K) "BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEE" MEANS  ANY  PERSON  WHO  IS  REGULARLY
 EMPLOYED  AT A BUILDING WHO PERFORMS WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE CARE OR
 MAINTENANCE OF SUCH BUILDING.   SUCH TERM  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED  TO,  WATCHMEN,  GUARDS,  DOORMEN,  BUILDING  CLEANERS, PORTERS,
 HANDYMEN, JANITORS, GARDENERS, GROUNDSKEEPERS,  ELEVATOR  OPERATORS  AND
 STARTERS,  AND  WINDOW CLEANERS, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE PERSONS REGULARLY
 SCHEDULED TO WORK FEWER THAN EIGHT HOURS PER WEEK IN SUCH BUILDING.
   § 2. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subdivision 2 of section 467-a  of  the
 real  property  tax  law,  paragraph (f) as amended by chapter 97 of the
 laws of 2013, and paragraph (g) as added by chapter 273 of the  laws  of
 1996, are amended and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11995-01-9
              

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2019-S6219A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §467-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6350

2019-S6219A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to wages and supplements for building service employees employed at certain properties held in the cooperative or condominium form of ownership receiving a tax abatement, affidavits certifying the payment of prevailing wages to building service workers are made public record and may be produced before a court or administrative tribunal.

2019-S6219A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6219A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6219--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
   Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real property tax law, in relation to wages and
   supplements for building service employees employed at certain proper-
   ties held in the cooperative or condominium form of ownership  receiv-
   ing a tax abatement
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 467-a of the real property tax law
 is amended by adding three new paragraphs (i), (j) and (k)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (I)  "PREVAILING  WAGE" MEANS THE RATE OF WAGES AND SUPPLEMENTAL BENE-
 FITS PAID IN THE LOCALITY TO WORKERS IN THE SAME TRADE OR OCCUPATION AND
 ANNUALLY DETERMINED BY THE COMPTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR OF THE LABOR LAW.
   (J) "QUALIFIED PROPERTY" MEANS (I) A PROPERTY  WITH  AN  AVERAGE  UNIT
 ASSESSED  VALUE OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS; OR (II)
 A PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO WHICH AN APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN AFFIDAVIT
 CERTIFYING THAT  ALL  BUILDING  SERVICE  EMPLOYEES  EMPLOYED  OR  TO  BE
 EMPLOYED  AT  THE  PROPERTY SHALL RECEIVE THE APPLICABLE PREVAILING WAGE
 FOR THE DURATION OF SUCH PROPERTY'S TAX ABATEMENT.
   (K) "BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEE" MEANS  ANY  PERSON  WHO  IS  REGULARLY
 EMPLOYED  AT A BUILDING WHO PERFORMS WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE CARE OR
 MAINTENANCE OF SUCH BUILDING. "BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEE" INCLUDES,  BUT
 IS  NOT  LIMITED TO, WATCHMAN, GUARD, DOORMAN, BUILDING CLEANER, PORTER,
 HANDYMAN, JANITOR, GARDENER, GROUNDSKEEPER, ELEVATOR OPERATOR AND START-
 ER, AND WINDOW CLEANER, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE PERSONS  REGULARLY  SCHED-
 ULED TO WORK FEWER THAN EIGHT HOURS PER WEEK IN THE BUILDING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11995-02-9
              

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