NY State Senate Bill 2019-S8963

Senate Bill S8963

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Waives any interest, penalties, or other charges for late payment of property taxes due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Suffolk county

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Delivered to Governor
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2019-S8963 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1182, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S6157

2019-S8963 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives any interest, penalties, or other charges for late payment of property taxes due to financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Suffolk county.

2019-S8963 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8963

SPONSOR: BOYLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to waiving any
interest, penalties, or other charges for late payment of property taxes
due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Suffolk county

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To provide targeted relief on late property taxes to Suffolk County
property owners suffering hardship due to the COVID19 pandemic.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1. This act shall be known and cited as the "Suffolk County Tax
Act".
Section 2. Section 1182 of the real property tax law, as amended by
chapter 532 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:  Cancel-
lation or reduction of interest, penalties, and other charges.

If the governing body of any tax district shall determine that it is for
the best interest of the tax district, it shall have the power, by
resolution, to authorize the enforcing officer to permit the cancella-
tion in whole or in part of any interest, penalties, or other charges
imposed by law to which the tax district or any other municipal corpo-
ration shall be lawful entitled; provided, however, that in cases where
such interest, penalties, or other charges, if collected by the tax
district, belonging to a municipal corporation therein, no reduction or
remission in whole or in part of such interest, penalties, or other
charges shall be made without consent of the municipal corporations
affected, which consent may be given by resolution adopted after a
public hearing. Any interest, penalties, or other charges owed to any
tax district located in Suffolk County for the late payment of taxes
under this chapter shall be waived if such payment was late as a result
of financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill offers relief by providing a waiver on interest, penalties, or
any other charges on late property taxes to Suffolk County property
owners suffering hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S8963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8963
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             September 4, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  waiving  any
   interest,  penalties,  or  other  charges for late payment of property
   taxes due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Suffolk county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Suffolk county tax act".
   § 2. Section 1182 of the real property tax law, as amended by  chapter
 532 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   §  1182.  Cancellation  or  reduction of interest, penalties and other
 charges.  1. If the governing body of any tax district  shall  determine
 that it is for the best interests of the tax district, it shall have the
 power,  by  resolution, to authorize the enforcing officer to permit the
 cancellation in whole or in part of any  interest,  penalties  or  other
 charges  imposed by law to which the tax district or any other municipal
 corporation shall be lawfully entitled; provided, however, that in cases
 where such interest, penalties, or other charges, if  collected  by  the
 tax district, belong to a municipal corporation therein, no reduction or
 remission  in  whole  or  in  part of such interest, penalties, or other
 charges shall be made without the consent of the  municipal  corporation
 affected,  which  consent  may  be  given  by resolution adopted after a
 public hearing.
   2. ANY INTEREST, PENALTIES, OR OTHER CHARGES OWED TO ANY TAX  DISTRICT
 LOCATED IN SUFFOLK COUNTY FOR THE LATE PAYMENT OF TAXES UNDER THIS CHAP-
 TER  SHALL  BE  WAIVED IF SUCH PAYMENT WAS LATE AS A RESULT OF FINANCIAL
 HARDSHIP CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD17198-01-0

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