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Assembly Bill A8478

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows the alteration or repeal of real property tax exemptions for private institutions of higher education

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2023-A8478 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7797
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 16 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A898, S1419

2023-A8478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the alteration or repeal of real property tax exemptions for private institutions of higher education.

2023-A8478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8478
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAMDANI, EPSTEIN, GALLAGHER, SHRESTHA, FORREST,
   LEE,  KIM,  TAYLOR,  MITAYNES,  BICHOTTE HERMELYN  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an  amendment to section 1 of article 16 of the constitution,
   in relation to real property tax  exemptions  for  educational  insti-
   tutions
 
   Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 1 of article
 16 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. The power of taxation shall never be surrendered, suspended
 or contracted away, except as to securities issued for  public  purposes
 pursuant  to law. Any laws which delegate the taxing power shall specify
 the types of taxes which may be imposed thereunder and provide for their
 review.
   Exemptions  from  taxation  may  be  granted  only  by  general  laws.
 Exemptions  may  be  altered  or repealed except those exempting real or
 personal property used exclusively for religious, educational or  chari-
 table purposes as defined by law and owned by any corporation or associ-
 ation  organized  or  conducted  exclusively  for  one  or  more of such
 purposes  and  not  operating  for  profit;  PROVIDED,   HOWEVER,   THAT
 EXEMPTIONS  OF  REAL  OR  PERSONAL PROPERTY USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PRIVATE
 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY BE ALTERED OR REPEALED.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing  be  referred
 to  the  first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after the next
 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89123-01-3

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