assembly Bill A6444

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the taxable status date and the assessment of golf courses

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to codes
Mar 19, 2019 reported referred to codes
Mar 07, 2019 referred to real property taxation

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A6444 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4420
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §302, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A9677, S8045

A6444 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an assessing unit may pass a local law to provide that for the assessment of golf courses, the assessed valuation shall be based upon the property's highest and best use rather than its current use.

A6444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6444

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 7, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GALEF, SEAWRIGHT, RIVERA, ABINANTI, LAWRENCE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  the  taxable
  status date and the assessment of golf courses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 302 of the real property  tax  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AN
ASSESSING UNIT MAY PASS A LOCAL LAW TO PROVIDE THAT FOR  THE  ASSESSMENT
OF  GOLF COURSES, THE ASSESSED VALUATION SHALL BE BASED UPON THE PROPER-
TY'S HIGHEST AND BEST USE RATHER THAN ITS CURRENT USE.  SUCH  LOCAL  LAW
SHALL  BE  PASSED  NO  LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION AND
FILING OF THE FIRST TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL TO WHICH IT IS APPLICABLE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01904-01-9