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Assembly Bill A2710A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the residency requirement for the position of assessor

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2025-A2710 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §310, RPT L

2025-A2710 - Summary

Authorizes a resident of a directly adjacent state to hold the position of assessor in any local government in New York state.

2025-A2710 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2710
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the  residency
   requirement for assessor in local government
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 310 of the real property tax  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  293 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Selection. Each local government to which this title applies  which
 has  the  power  to  assess real property for purposes of taxation shall
 have one assessor. An appointive assessor  shall  be  appointed  by  the
 legislative  body of the local government except that in a local govern-
 ment where department heads and other local officers  are  appointed  by
 the  chief  executive  officer, such assessor shall be appointed by such
 officer. Any resident of the state, OR A DIRECTLY ADJACENT STATE, other-
 wise eligible for appointment as assessor, may be appointed assessor. An
 assessor may be employed by the local government in any  other  position
 not incompatible with the office of assessor.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04309-01-5

2025-A2710A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §310, RPT L

2025-A2710A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a resident of a directly adjacent state to hold the position of assessor in any local government in New York state.

2025-A2710A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2710--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Real Property  Taxation  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the  residency
   requirement for assessor in local government

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 310 of the real property tax  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  293 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Selection. Each local government to which this title applies  which
 has  the  power  to  assess real property for purposes of taxation shall
 have one assessor. An appointive assessor  shall  be  appointed  by  the
 legislative  body of the local government except that in a local govern-
 ment where department heads and other local officers  are  appointed  by
 the  chief  executive  officer, such assessor shall be appointed by such
 officer. Any resident of the state, OR, AT THE OPTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE
 BODY OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, A RESIDENT OF A DIRECTLY  ADJACENT  STATE,
 otherwise  eligible for appointment as assessor, may be appointed asses-
 sor. An assessor may be employed by the local government  in  any  other
 position not incompatible with the office of assessor.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04309-02-5

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