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Assembly Bill A4927

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to waiving school taxes by a town, city, or county industrial development agency

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2025-A4927 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S132
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §889, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A10069, S8395
2023-2024: A351, S89

2025-A4927 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a town, city, or county industrial development agency from waiving taxes which would be received by a school district.

2025-A4927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4927
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.   of   A.   BRONSON,  LUNSFORD,  RIVERA,  SHRESTHA,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN, EACHUS, BURDICK, LUPARDO, McMAHON,  SLATER,  STECK,
   SHIMSKY,  JACOBSON, STIRPE, MEEKS, KELLES -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to waiving school
   taxes by a town, city, or county industrial development agency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 889 to read as follows:
   § 889.  SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY AGENCY.
 A TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY AGENCY SHALL NOT ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS REQUIRING
 PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES OR WAIVE ANY OTHER TAX WHERE SUCH TAX WOULD  BE
 RECEIVED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00416-01-5

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