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2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, PAULIN, ABINANTI, ENGLEBRIGHT,
BUTTENSCHON, SAYEGH, HYNDMAN, LAVINE, JONES, SIMON, WOERNER, STERN --
read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing that
the amount of a STAR real property tax savings may not be less than
the amount of the STAR real property tax savings from the previous
year
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
section 1306-a of the real property tax law, as amended by section 1 of
part LL of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
follows:
(i) The tax savings for each parcel receiving the exemption authorized
by section four hundred twenty-five of this chapter shall be computed by
subtracting the amount actually levied against the parcel from the
amount that would have been levied if not for the exemption, provided
however, that for the two thousand eleven-two thousand twelve through
two thousand eighteen-two thousand nineteen school years, the tax
savings applicable to any "portion" (which as used herein shall mean
that part of an assessing unit located within a school district) shall
not exceed the tax savings applicable to that portion in the prior
school year multiplied by one hundred two percent, with the result
rounded to the nearest dollar; and provided further that beginning with
the two thousand nineteen-two thousand twenty school year: (A) for
purposes of the exemption authorized by section four hundred twenty-five
of this chapter, the tax savings applicable to any portion shall [not
exceed] EQUAL the tax savings for the prior year, and (B) for purposes
of the credit authorized by subsection (eee) of section six hundred six
of the tax law, the tax savings applicable to any portion shall not
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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exceed the tax savings applicable to that portion in the prior school
year multiplied by one hundred two percent, with the result rounded to
the nearest dollar NOR SHALL THE TAX SAVINGS APPLICABLE TO THAT PORTION
BE LESS THAN THE TAX SAVINGS FOR THE PRIOR YEAR. The tax savings attrib-
utable to the basic and enhanced exemptions shall be calculated sepa-
rately. It shall be the responsibility of the commissioner to calculate
tax savings limitations for purposes of this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date upon which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all
assessments occurring on and after such date.