NY State Senate Bill 2021-S905

Senate Bill S905

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of the real property tax exemption task force

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 11, 2021	signed chap.131 delivered to governor
May 04, 2021	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.237 substituted for a971
Jan 12, 2021	referred to real property taxation delivered to assembly passed senate
Jan 11, 2021	ordered to third reading cal.58
Jan 06, 2021	referred to rules

Votes

- Jan 12, 2021 - Floor Vote
  S905
  
  43
  
  Aye
  
  19
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jan 12, 2021
      
      aye (43)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (19)
      
      Akshar
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Jordan
      
      Lanza
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Rath III
      
      Ritchie
      
      Serino
      
      Stec
      
      Tedisco
      
      Weik
      
      excused (1)
      
      Sepúlveda
  Jan 11, 2021 - Rules Committee Vote
  S905
  
  14
  
  Aye
  
  6
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jan 11, 2021
      
      aye (14)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gianaris
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      Parker
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      nay (6)
      
      Boyle
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Ritchie
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Lanza

2021-S905 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A971
Law Section:: Real Property Taxation
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1, 2 & 4, Chap of 2020 (as proposed in S.3679-A & A.3330-A)
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S905, A971

2021-S905 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of the real property tax exemption task force; relates to the membership of the task force and data provided to the task force.

2021-S905 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S905

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to establishing
the real property tax exemption task force, and providing for its powers
and duties, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3679-A and A.
3330-A, in relation to the establishment thereof


 
PURPOSE:

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2020,
c.317.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This legislation amends the underlying chapter, which established a real
property tax exemption task force, by:

1) Removing the task force from the Department of Taxation and Finance,
so it will be a standalone task force not situated in any specific state
agency;

2) Increasing the size of the task force from seven to nine members;

3) Removing the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance from the task
force;

4) Increasing the respective number of appointments for the Temporary
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly from one to two
each;

5) Adding the President of the New York State Assessors Association or
his or her designee to the task force;

6) Removing the requirement that the Department of Taxation and Finance
provide facilities, assistance and data to the task force and instead
requiring that the Department of Taxation and Finance provide the task
force "data obtained by the department from assessment rolls and asses-
sors' reports as the task force may require to carry out its powers and
duties. To the extent practicable, such data shall be provided in a
format in accordance with the standards outlined in the New York State
Open Data Handbook pursuant to Executive Order ninety-five of two thou-
sand thirteen." The purpose of this provision is to ensure that the task
force obtains the data it requires to do its work, in a format that can
be manipulated and is therefore conducive to the required analysis and
processing for the task force to draw conclusions and make recommenda-
tions.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Pursuant to approval memo 27 of 2020, the Executive reached an agreement
with the Legislature on technical amendments removing the Task Force
from the Department of Taxation and Finance while continuing to provide
for the open sharing of data, and changing the composition of the Task
Force to ensure adequate representation of stakeholders.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Chapter amendment to Chapter 317 of the Laws of 2020.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a
chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to establishing the real property
tax exemption task force, and providing for its powers and duties, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3679-A and A.3330-A, takes
effect.

2021-S905 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    905
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating  to  establishing
   the  real  property  tax  exemption  task force, and providing for its
   powers and duties, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  3679-A
   and A. 3330-A, in relation to the establishment thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 1 of a chapter of the laws
 of 2020 relating to establishing the real property  tax  exemption  task
 force,  and providing for its powers and duties, as proposed in legisla-
 tive bills numbers S. 3679-A and  A.  3330-A,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   There  is  hereby  established  [within the department of taxation and
 finance] a real property tax exemption task force. The  purpose  of  the
 task  force  shall be to study and prepare a report which shall include,
 but not be limited to the following:
   § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to establish-
 ing the real property tax exemption task force, and  providing  for  its
 powers  and  duties,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3679-A
 and A. 3330-A, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2. The real property tax exemption task force  shall  consist  of  a
 total  of  [seven]  NINE members and shall include: [the commissioner of
 taxation and finance or his or her designee;] the comptroller or his  or
 her  designee; the attorney general or his or her designee; [one person]
 TWO PERSONS appointed by the temporary  president  of  the  senate;  one
 person  appointed by the minority leader of the senate; [one person] TWO
 PERSONS appointed by the speaker  of  the  assembly;  [and]  one  person
 appointed  by  the minority leader of the assembly; AND THE PRESIDENT OF
 THE NEW YORK STATE ASSESSORS ASSOCIATION OR HIS OR HER  DESIGNEE.    All
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07147-01-1

 S. 905                              2
 
 appointees  to  the real property tax exemption task force shall be made
 no later than thirty days after the effective  date  of  this  act.  Any
 vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
   § 3. Section 4 of a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to establish-
 ing  the  real  property tax exemption task force, and providing for its
 powers and duties, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers  S.  3679-A
 and A. 3330-A, is amended to read as follows:
   §  4.  The  department  of taxation and finance shall provide the real
 property tax exemption task force with such [facilities, assistance, and
 data as will enable such] DATA OBTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT  FROM  ASSESS-
 MENT ROLLS AND ASSESSORS' REPORTS AS THE task force MAY REQUIRE to carry
 out its powers and duties. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SUCH DATA SHALL BE
 PROVIDED  IN  A  FORMAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE
 NEW YORK STATE OPEN DATA HANDBOOK PURSUANT TO  EXECUTIVE  ORDER  NINETY-
 FIVE OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN.
   §  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2020  relating  to  establishing  the
 real property tax exemption task force, and providing for its powers and
 duties,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S. 3679-A and A.
 3330-A, takes effect.

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