Assembly Bill A6098

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Sets forth the manner by which an owner of real property in the town of Southampton which is bisected by a school district boundary shall pay school taxes

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A6098 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3307
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §571, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4293, S1622
2011-2012: A520, S826
2013-2014: A72, S768
2015-2016: A98, S314
2017-2018: A936, S1598
2019-2020: A5521, S3728
2021-2022: A5622, S5012
2023-2024: A4321, S2257

2025-A6098 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Sets forth the manner by which an owner of real property in the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk, which is bisected by a school district boundary shall pay real property school taxes.

2025-A6098 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6098
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIAVONI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the payment of
   school taxes by owners of bisected real property in the town of South-
   ampton, county of Suffolk

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  real  property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 571 to read as follows:
   § 571. BISECTED REAL PROPERTY. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION
 OF  LAW,  ANY PERSON WHO IS AN OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE
 TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WHICH IS BISECTED BY  A  BOUNDARY
 SEPARATING  TWO SCHOOLS AND IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF SUCH OWNER SHALL
 PAY THE REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX LIABILITY ASSESSED TO SUCH PROPERTY  TO
 ONE OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS DESIGNATED BY SUCH OWNER AT THE TAX RATE
 EMPLOYED  BY  SUCH  SCHOOL DISTRICT.   SUCH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY SHALL
 DESIGNATE THE SCHOOL  DISTRICT  TO  WHICH  SUCH  TAXES  SHALL  BE  PAID,
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  IF  THERE  ARE  ANY CHILDREN RESIDING IN SUCH
 PRIMARY RESIDENCE WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHOSE  BOUNDARY
 BISECTS  SUCH  PROPERTY,  SUCH  OWNER SHALL PAY SUCH TAXES TO THE SCHOOL
 DISTRICT WHERE SUCH CHILDREN ATTEND SCHOOL.
   2. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH IS DESIGNATED TO  RECEIVE  SCHOOL  TAXES
 FROM  THE  TOWN  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION SHALL RECEIVE THE AMOUNT SUCH
 DISTRICT IS ENTITLED TO BASED UPON THE PRORATION OF  THE  BISECTED  REAL
 PROPERTY,  CALCULATED  AT THE TAX RATE EMPLOYED BY THE DESIGNATED SCHOOL
 DISTRICT.
   3. THE SOUTHAMPTON TOWN BOARD IS HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED  TO
 PROMULGATE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION INCLUDING THE MANNER AND  FORM  IN  WHICH  AN  OWNER  OF
 BISECTED REAL PROPERTY SHALL DESIGNATE A SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PAYMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07522-01-5
 A. 6098                             2

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