NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7857

Senate Bill S7857

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to study and to make recommendations regarding the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9448 - Passed Senate

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 01, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1654 substituted for s7857a
Jun 01, 2022	substituted by a9448a
May 31, 2022	ordered to third reading cal.1654 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 11, 2022	print number 7857a
May 11, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to finance reported and committed to finance
Jan 12, 2022	referred to libraries

Votes

- Jun 1, 2022 - Floor Vote
  A9448
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2022
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
  May 31, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7857
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 31, 2022
      
      aye (20)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      absent (1)
      
      O'Mara
  May 11, 2022 - Libraries Committee Vote
  S7857
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Libraries Committee Vote: May 11, 2022
      
      aye (6)
      
      Brooks
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jordan
      
      Ryan
      
      Serrano
      
      Stec
      
      nay (1)
      
      Brisport

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2021-S7857 - Details

Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S5522
2023-2024: S3508

2021-S7857 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to study the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library and to make recommendations to address the double taxation of residents; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

2021-S7857 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7857

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to direct the department of education to study the frequency of
residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library
district and to make recommendations to prevent the double taxation of
residents; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
tion thereof

 
PURPOSE:

to study the problem of double library taxation statewide and develop
recommendations to address it.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Directs the state education department to conduct a study of
the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more
than one library district. The study will include:

-The estimated number of residents paying for more than one district and
how much they are paying;

-The economic impact on library districts that would result if residents
were prohibited from being assessed for more than one district; and

-Ways the economic impact upon library districts could be minimized.

Section 2: Directs that the commissioner of education shall submit a
report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and
speaker of the assembly on or before December 31, 2023.

Section 3: Sets effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are three types of library districts: those based upon municipal
boundaries; those based on school district boundaries; and those with
special/legislative boundaries. Many residents throughout the state pay
twice for the same library service by living in areas where a munici-
pality's library district overlaps with a school district's boundary.
There have been numerous legislative attempts to solve this problem but
none have been enacted. By analyzing the scope of the problem and its
potential economic impacts, this bill would pave the way for a statewide
solution to the problem.

Double library taxation is an inherently unfair situation for those
residents who, by no fault of their own, live in overlapping library
districts.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: A11015

2019: S5522A/A7441A-vetoed by Governor (VM-166)

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal cost to state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed January 31, 2024.

2021-S7857 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7857
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Libraries
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of education to study the  frequency  of
   residents  who  are  being  assessed  library  taxes for more than one
   library district and to make recommendations  to  prevent  the  double
   taxation of residents; 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. The commissioner of education,  in  consultation  with  the
 commissioner  of  taxation and finance, the public libraries and associ-
 ation libraries, shall study the frequency of residents  who  are  being
 assessed library taxes for more than one library district, provided that
 such  study exclude any library district that is wholly contained within
 another library district, and shall make recommendations to address  the
 double  taxation  of  residents.  Such  study  shall include, but not be
 limited to, the following:
   (a) the estimated number of residents who are being  assessed  library
 taxes  for  more  than one library district and the amount of money such
 residents are paying in library taxes to each library;
   (b) the estimated economic impact  on  library  districts  that  would
 result  from prohibiting residents from being assessed library taxes for
 more than one library district; and
   (c) minimizing the economic impact on  library  districts  of  reduced
 revenue  resulting from the prohibition of residents from being assessed
 library taxes for more than one library district.
   § 2. The commissioner of education shall submit a report to the gover-
 nor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem-
 bly on or before December 31, 2023.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed January 31, 2024.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14256-01-2

2021-S7857A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S5522
2023-2024: S3508

2021-S7857A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S7857A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7857A

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to requiring the commissioner of taxation and finance
to study the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes
for more than one library and to make recommendations to prevent the
double taxation of residents; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

To study the problem of double library taxation statewide and develop
recommendations to address it.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Requires the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance to conduct
a study of the frequency of residents who are being assessed library
taxes for more than one public library or association library. The study
must include:

-The estimated number of residents paying taxes for more than one public
library or association library and the amount they are paying in library
taxes;

-The estimated economic impact on public libraries and association
libraries that would result if residents were prohibited from being
assessed for more than one public library or association library; and

-Ways to minimize the economic impact upon public library or association
libraries resulting from the prohibition

Section 2: Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to submit a
report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and
speaker of the assembly one year after the effective date of this act.

Section 3: Sets effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are three types of library districts: those based upon municipal
boundaries; those based on school district boundaries; and those with
special/legislative boundaries. Many residents throughout the state pay
twice for the same library service by living in areas where a munici-
pality's library district overlaps with a school district's boundary.
There have been numerous legislative attempts to solve this problem, but
none have been enacted. By analyzing the scope of the problem and its
potential economic impacts, this bill would pave the way for a statewide
solution to the problem.

Double library taxation is an inherently unfair situation for those
residents who, by no fault of their own, live in overlapping library
districts.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal cost to state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed January 31, 2024.

2021-S7857A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7857--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Libraries  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee  and  committed  to  the Committee on
   Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to requiring the commissioner of taxation and finance
   to  study  the  frequency  of residents who are being assessed library
   taxes for more than one library and to make recommendations to prevent
   the double taxation of residents; 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.  The commissioner of taxation and finance, in consultation
 with the commissioner of education,  public  libraries,  public  library
 systems,  and  association libraries, shall study the frequency of resi-
 dents who are being assessed library taxes  for  more  than  one  public
 library  or  association library, provided that such study shall exclude
 any public library or association library that is wholly contained with-
 in another public library or association  library  district,  and  shall
 make  recommendations  to address the double taxation of residents. Such
 study shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
   (a) the estimated number of residents who are being  assessed  library
 taxes  for  more  than one public library or association library and the
 amount of money such residents are  paying  in  library  taxes  to  each
 public library and association library;
   (b)  the estimated economic impact on public libraries and association
 libraries that  would  result  from  prohibiting  residents  from  being
 assessed  library  taxes for more than one public library or association
 library; and
   (c) minimizing the economic impact on public libraries and association
 libraries of reduced revenue resulting from the prohibition of residents
 from being assessed library taxes for more than one  public  library  or
 association library.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14256-05-2

 S. 7857--A                          2
 
   § 2. The commissioner of taxation and finance shall submit a report to
 the  governor,  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
 the assembly one year after the effective date of this act.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed January 31, 2024.

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