Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 31, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.352 substituted for a5255 |
Feb 28, 2023 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 27, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 15, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 14, 2023 |
1st report cal.358 |
Jan 04, 2023 |
referred to budget and revenue |
Senate Bill S57
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) 50th Senate District
2023-S57 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S57 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S57 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to enacting the "STAR credit bill of rights" and establishing the office of STAR ombudsman PURPOSE: Enacts the "STAR credit bill of rights and establishes the office of STAR ombudsman to ensure STAR recipients are provided a better under- standing of their rebate and their inquiries receive prompt responses. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 establishes the effective date. Far too often, taxpayers who are entitled to a rebate by means of the School Tax Relief (STAR) Program are required to wait an unnecessary amount of time to receive their rebate checks. Some are waiting for checks from as far back as 2016. When these individuals call to inquire
2023-S57 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 57 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to enacting the "STAR credit bill of rights" and establishing the office of STAR ombudsman THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "STAR cred- it bill of rights". § 2. Subclauses (I), (II) and (III) of clause (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph 10 of subsection (eee) of section 606 of the tax law, as amended by section 2 of part TT of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended to read as follows: (I) If the school district tax roll is filed with the commissioner on or before July first, the determination of eligibility shall be made by July fifteenth, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, and the advance payment shall be issued by July thirtieth, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. FOR EACH RESIDENTIAL TAXPAYER IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES TO BE INELIGIBLE FOR A REASON OTHER THAN FAILING TO MEET THE INCOME AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH CREDIT, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY, IN WRITING, SUCH TAXPAYER OF HIS OR HER INELIGIBILITY. SUCH NOTICE MAILED TO RESIDENTIAL TAXPAYERS WHO ARE INEL- IGIBLE FOR THE CREDIT ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION BECAUSE THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF SUCH A TAXPAYER RECEIVED A STAR EXEMPTION FOR THE ASSOCIATED FISCAL YEAR AS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (I) OF SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO SWITCH TO THE CREDIT PROGRAM. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE MAILED TO THE RESI- DENTIAL TAXPAYER AND POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN THREE DAYS BEFORE THE DATE SET FORTH IN THIS SUBCLAUSE. SUCH NOTICE ALONG WITH AN APPEAL FORM AND A LIST OF ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION THAT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SUCH APPEAL SHALL BE MAILED TO A RESIDENTIAL TAXPAYER FOUND INELIGIBLE FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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