Assembly Bill A3047

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the appointment of town assessors

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A3047 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §20, Town L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9524

2025-A3047 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes town assessors an appointed position statewide; ends elections for town assessors.

2025-A3047 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3047
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the town law, in relation to requiring the appointment
   of assessors
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraphs  (b) and (f) of subdivision 1 of section 20 of
 the town law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 513  of  the  laws  of
 2022  and  paragraph  (f) as amended by chapter 472 of the laws of 1984,
 are amended to read as follows:
   (b) Except as otherwise provided by law,  every  town  of  the  second
 class shall have a supervisor, two justices of the peace, two town coun-
 cil  members,  a  town  clerk,  a town superintendent of highways, three
 assessors, a collector, and, if there be no town police  department,  as
 many  constables  as the town board may determine necessary. In any such
 town in which a town police department has been established pursuant  to
 law,  the  town  board may appoint not more than four civil officers who
 shall possess all the powers and duties of constables in  civil  actions
 and  proceedings  only,  except that the town board of the town of Sout-
 hold, county of Suffolk, may appoint  four  additional  constables,  who
 shall possess all the powers and duties of constables in civil and crim-
 inal  actions  and proceedings, solely for the benefit of Fishers Island
 located in such town; provided, however, that nothing in this  paragraph
 shall be deemed to authorize such constables to carry, repair or dispose
 of  a  firearm  unless the appropriate license therefore has been issued
 pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law; and shall be paid no salary
 by the town board but shall be entitled to collect  the  statutory  fees
 allowed by law in such civil actions and proceedings.  Every town of the
 second class may have in addition such other employees as the town board
 may  determine  necessary  for  the proper conduct of the affairs of the
 town. The supervisor, justices of the peace, town council members,  town
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04420-01-5
              

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