Senate Bill S3274

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the exclusion of uncollectible taxes from the limitation on real estate taxes in New York city

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee


  • 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-S3274 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7297
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-b, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8004
2017-2018: S6294, A10288
2021-2022: S4930, A6980
2023-2024: S4209

2019-S3274 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the exclusion of uncollectible taxes from the limitation on real estate taxes in New York City.

2019-S3274 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3274 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3274
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the  exclusion
   of uncollectible taxes from the limitation on real estate taxes in New
   York city

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3-b of the general  municipal  law  is  amended  by
 adding three new subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 to read as follows:
   3.  THE  AMOUNT  TO BE RAISED BY TAX ON REAL ESTATE IN ANY FISCAL YEAR
 COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN BY THE CITY  OF
 NEW  YORK  AND  THE  COUNTIES  CONTAINED  THEREIN  FOR  CITY  AND COUNTY
 PURPOSES, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FOR THE INTEREST ON AND THE PRINCIPAL
 OF ALL INDEBTEDNESS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,  SHALL
 ONLY  INCLUDE  AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR A RESERVE FOR THOSE TAXES, WHICH
 IT ESTIMATES IN EACH BUDGET YEAR IN GOOD FAITH WILL BE UNCOLLECTIBLE FOR
 THE PAYMENT OF SUCH INDEBTEDNESS, MINUS ANY AMOUNT COLLECTED DURING  THE
 FISCAL  YEAR BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK FROM PRIOR LEVIES INCLUDING BY REAL
 PROPERTY TAX LIEN SALES.
   4. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "UNCOLLECTIBLE"  SHALL  MEAN
 AN  ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT THAT TAXPAYERS DO NOT PAY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT
 PAY OR BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE NOT TO PAY.
   5. THE RESERVE WHICH THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE  COUNTIES  CONTAINED
 THEREIN ESTIMATES SHALL BE UNCOLLECTIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH INDEBT-
 EDNESS  SHALL  NOT INCLUDE ANY ABATEMENT OR EXEMPTION AMOUNTS INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE ABATEMENT  AMOUNTS  AS  AUTHORIZED  BY:    (A)
 SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  SIXTY-SEVEN-A  OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW; (B)
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN-B OF THE REAL  PROPERTY  TAX  LAW;  (C)
 SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  SIXTY-SEVEN-C  OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW; (D)
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN-F OF THE REAL  PROPERTY  TAX  LAW;  (E)
 SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  SIXTY-SEVEN-H  OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW; (F)
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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