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Senate Bill S10705

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the taxation of state land in the county of Westchester

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2025-S10705 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §532, RPT L

2025-S10705 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the taxation of state land in the county of Westchester.

2025-S10705 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10705
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 23, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  the  taxation
   of state lands in the county of Westchester
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 532 of  the  real  property  tax
 law, as amended by chapter 364 of the laws of 2004, is amended and a new
 subdivision (m) is added to read as follows:
   (d)  All  lands  in  the  counties of Rockland, WESTCHESTER and Putnam
 acquired for a public use by the state, exclusive  of  the  improvements
 erected thereon by the state;
   (M)  ALL  LANDS  IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED BY
 THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWENTY-ONE  OF  THE
 CORRECTION  LAW,  EXCLUSIVE  OF  THE IMPROVEMENTS ERECTED THEREON BY THE
 STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16392-01-6

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