Senate Bill S5312

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directing the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation

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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-S5312 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7993
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1202
2023-2024: S60

2019-S5312 - Summary

Relates to directing the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation.

2019-S5312 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5312 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5312
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the state board  of  real  property  tax
   services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. For purposes of this act, the term "real property tax satu-
 ration" shall be considered a broad term that encompasses the impact  of
 high  percentages  of  tax exempt real property within a municipality on
 the overall economic viability of the municipality.
   § 2. The state board of real property tax services is  authorized  and
 directed  to conduct a study on real property tax saturation. Such study
 shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) the percentage of real property within each county  of  the  state
 that is exempt from real property taxation;
   (b)  in  counties  where  there  is a high percentage of real property
 exempt from real property taxation, the impact of such exempt real prop-
 erty on:
   (i) the housing market in the county, including new construction;
   (ii) the growth of new small businesses in the county, if any;
   (iii) the growth of new jobs in the county, if any;
   (iv) the population growth of the county, if any;
   (v) the number of tax exempt not-for-profit organizations in the coun-
 ty;
   (vi) the percentage of dedicated park land in the county;
   (vii) any other information the board deems appropriate;
   (c) feasible revisions to real property tax policies,  procedures  and
 practices  that  reduce  the  tax burden in properties within the county
 that are subject to real property taxation; and
   (d) strategies that will support an  equitable  distribution  of  real
 property taxation within the county.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S5312A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7993
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1202
2023-2024: S60

2019-S5312A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to directing the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation.

2019-S5312A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5312A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5312--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HARCKHAM, CARLUCCI, KAPLAN, SKOUFIS -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Local Government -- recommitted to the Committee on  Local  Govern-
   ment in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the state board  of  real  property  tax
   services  to  conduct  a  study  on  real property tax saturation; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. For purposes of this act, the term "real property tax satu-
 ration"  shall be considered a broad term that encompasses the impact of
 high percentages of tax exempt real property within  a  municipality  on
 the overall economic viability of the municipality.
   §  2.  The state board of real property tax services is authorized and
 directed to conduct a study on real property tax saturation. Such  study
 shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a)  the  percentage  of real property within each county of the state
 that is exempt from real property taxation;
   (b) an examination of each county within the top twentieth  percentile
 of  all counties for the highest percentage of real property exempt from
 taxation, such examination to include the impact  of  such  exempt  real
 property over the five year period preceding the study on:
   (i) the housing market in such counties, including new construction;
   (ii) the growth or loss of new small businesses in such counties;
   (iii) the growth or loss of new jobs in such counties;
   (iv) the population growth or loss of such counties;
   (v)  the  number  of  tax  exempt not-for-profit organizations in such
 counties;
   (vi) the percentage of dedicated park land in such counties;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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