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Senate Bill S1419

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Allows the alteration or repeal of real property tax exemptions for private institutions of higher education

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2025-S1419 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A898
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 16 §1, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7797, A8478

2025-S1419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the alteration or repeal of real property tax exemptions for private institutions of higher education.

2025-S1419 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1419
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. LIU, BRISPORT, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, KAVANAGH, SALAZAR
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 16 of  the  constitution,
   in  relation  to  real  property tax exemptions for educational insti-
   tutions
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of  arti-
 cle 16 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. The power of taxation shall never be surrendered, suspended
 or  contracted  away, except as to securities issued for public purposes
 pursuant to law. Any laws which delegate the taxing power shall  specify
 the types of taxes which may be imposed thereunder and provide for their
 review.
   Exemptions  from  taxation  may  be  granted  only  by  general  laws.
 Exemptions may be altered or repealed except  those  exempting  real  or
 personal  property used exclusively for religious, educational or chari-
 table purposes as defined by law and owned by any corporation or associ-
 ation organized or  conducted  exclusively  for  one  or  more  of  such
 purposes   and   not  operating  for  profit;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
 EXEMPTIONS OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  PRIVATE
 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY BE ALTERED OR REPEALED.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
 to  the  first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after the next
 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89004-01-5

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