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2019 Property tax-related legislation

Passed both Houses in 2019

Final Status

Count = 62

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DTF-ORPTS Departmental, Governor's Program, Budget Bills
Subject of Legislation Bill number Prime sponsor Last action of Legislature Action of Governor
Budget Bill–Includes several STAR related provisions, equalization related provisions, RPT admin. efficiency provisions, mobile home park reporting changes, co-op info sharing, energy exemp. amds. on State properties, and also makes the Property Tax Cap permanent (see Parts I, J, AA, LL, MM, OO, PP, QQ, RR, SS, TT and NNN) S.1509-c Budget Bill Passed Senate 3/31 Signed 4/12 Ch. 59
A.2009-c Budget Bill Passed Assembly 3/31
Budget Bill–Includes a Nassau Co. Class One Reassessment exemption–phases in certain increases over 5 years (see Part  J) S.1505-c Budget Bill Passed Senate 3/31 Signed 4/12 Ch. 55
A.2005-c Budget Bill Passed Assembly 3/31
Budget Bill–includes STAR related provisions clarifying voluntary  switches from the exemption to the credit program, and eliminates  exemption removal notice for voluntary switches (see Part G) S.6615 Krueger Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 6/24 Ch. 39
A.8433 Weinstein Passed Assembly 6/20

Other RPT related bills
Subject of legislation Bill number Prime sponsor Last action of legislature Action of Governor
Exemption–Banking Development Districts, adds credit unions and limits duration of district designations (amds. Banking Law) S.727-a Montgomery Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 12/12 Ch. 629
A.3320 Zebrowski Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–facilities for physically disabled persons, extends option to special districts (amds. RPTL Sec. 459) S.6452 Kaplan Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 12/13 Ch. 649 Approval Memo. # 40
A.5137-a Galef Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–Multiple Dwellings involving NYSHFA, extends RPTL Sec. 421-d and bonding authority to 7/23/2021 (HFA bill) S.6410 Kavanagh Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 7/27 Ch. 127
A.8320 Cymbrowitz Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (S. Huntington Union Free School District, T. of Huntington) S.4161 Gaughran Passed Senate 5/6 Signed 10/23 Ch. 403
A.6468 Stern Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (V. of Island Park, T. of Hempstead, Nassau Co.) S.4092-a Kaminsky Repassed Senate 6/14 Signed 12/6 Ch. 593
A.6840-b Miller, ML Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (V. of Upper Nyack, T. of Clarkstown) S.5634 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 9/13 Ch. 282
A.7433 Zebrowski Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (V. of Westbury, T. of N. Hempstead, Nassau Co.) S.4362-a Kaplan Passed Senate 5/13 Signed 10/4 Ch. 348
A.4747-a Montesano Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (East Northport Fire District, T. of Huntington) S.3735-b Flanagan Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 9/13 Ch. 270
A.5769-a Raia Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–2 Properties, RPTL Sec. 406 (Patchogue Fire District, T. of Brookhaven) S.6585-a Martinez Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 9/13 Ch. 267
A.4810-b Garbarino Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (amds. C.442 of 2018)(Konbit Neg Lakay, Inc. of Spring Valley, T. of Ramapo ) S.5316 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/6 Signed 8/30 Ch. 216
A.7346 Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/3
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Ahmadiyya Movement In Islam Inc., T. of Babylon) S.4758-a Brooks Passed Senate 6/6 Signed 11/20 Ch. 518
A.6659-a Jean-Pierre Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Bais Trany of Monsey, Inc., T. of Ramapo) S.5586 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 12/6 Ch. 603
A.8145 Brabenec Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (BB/S Facilities Management Corp., T. of N. Hempstead) S.5647-b Kaplan Passed Senate 6/14 Signed 9/13 Ch. 302
A.7824-a Ra Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Christian Worship Center Church of God, T. of Islip) S.6503 Martinez Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 9/13 Ch. 311
A.7950-a Ramos Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Church of God and Saints of Christ, C. of Albany) S.6253 Breslin Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 9/13 Ch. 286
A.8112 McDonald Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Church of Jesus Christ, C. of Albany) S.5234 Breslin Passed Senate 5/30 Signed 10/29 Ch. 425
A.7325 McDonald Passed Assembly 6/3
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Congregation K'hal Yereim of Woodridge, T. of Ramapo) S.5487 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 12/6 Ch. 599
A.6669 Brabenec Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–12 Properties, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Congregation Ohav Shalom, C. of Albany) S.5400 Breslin Passed Senate 6/5 Signed 12/6 Ch. 598
A.7570 Fahy Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a & 462(First Reformed Church of Jamaica, T. of Hempstead) S.6508-a Comrie Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 9/13 Ch. 312
A.6923-c Raynor Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc., T. of Montgomery) S.6294 Skoufis Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 9/13 Ch. 307
A.7857 Miller B. Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Hatzoloh EMS Inc. of Monsey, T. of Ramapo) S.5265 Carlucci Passed Senate 5/30 Signed 9/13 Ch. 259
A.1112 Jaffee Passed Assembly 5/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Hi Tor Animal Care Center, T. of Haverstraw) S.1653 Skoufis Passed Senate 5/6 Signed 9/13 Ch. 296
A.1877 Zebrowski Passed Assembly 5/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (The Jackey Foundation, T. of Brookhaven) S.5467-a LaValle Passed Senate 6/17 Signed 10/11 Ch. 370
A.7398-a Thiele Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Lubavitch of Rosalyn, T. of N. Hempstead, Nassau Co.) S.4140 Kaplan Passed Senate 5/13 Signed 11/8 Ch. 473
A.6367 D'Urso Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Maryhaven Center for Hope, Inc., T. of Brookhaven) S.5599-a Martinez Passed Senate 6/4 Signed 11/20 Ch. 524
A.7354-a DeStefano Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Monastery of the Glorious Ascension Inc., T. of Smithtown) S.5706-a Flanagan Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 11/20 Ch. 506
A.7560-b Fitzpatrick Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, C. of Albany) S.5232 Breslin Passed Senate 5/13 Signed 11/25 Ch. 562
A.7323 McDonald Passed Assembly 6/3
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Mount Moriah Baptist Church, C. of Albany) S.5233 Breslin Passed Senate 5/30 Signed 10/4 Ch. 351
A.7326 McDonald Passed Assembly 6/5
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (New Horizon Counseling Center, Inc., T. of Hempstead) S.103-a Kaminsky Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 11/20 Ch. 508
A.7917-b Solages Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany, Inc., C. of Albany) S.5235 Breslin Passed Senate 5/13 Signed 11/25 Ch. 563
A.7327 McDonald Passed Assembly 6/5
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, T. of Huntington) S.6504 Flanagan Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 10/4 Ch. 357
A.8289 Raia Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Seventh Day Church of God of the Apostolic Faith, Hempstead) S.4330 Kaminsky Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 11/25 Ch. 554
A.2314 Solages Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Shelter Rock Islamic Center, Inc., T. of N. Hempstead) S.4141 Kaplan Passed Senate 5/6 Signed 10/4 Ch. 346
A.6368 D'Urso Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Great South Bay, T. Islip) S.6460 Martinez Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 9/13 Ch. 268
A.4912 Garbarino Passed Assembly 6/13
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (West Babylon Church of God of Prophecy, Inc., T. of Babylon) S.1927-a Boyle Passed Senate 6/6 Signed 11/8 Ch. 459
A.6246-a LiPetri Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim of Monsey, Inc., T. of Ramapo) S.6429-a Carlucci Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 12/6 Ch. 610
A.8265-a Brabenec Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–SCRIE/DRIE, Requires mailing of renewal notices at least 30 Days prior to filing deadline (Amds. RPTL 467-b & 467-c) S.4060 Hoylman Passed Senate 3/26 Signed 11/8 Ch. 472
A.3148-a Dinowitz Passed Assembly 5/6
Exemption–severely injured members of the armed forces, property alterations to remove barriers, value phased in (adds RPTL 458-c) S.1681 Skoufis Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 11/11 Ch. 479
A.7289 Barrett Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–Vets, relates to discharged veterans with certain qualifying conditions, or LGBT Vets. (amds. RPTL Secs. 458, 458-a & 458-b) S.45-b Addabbo Passed Senate 6/11 Signed 11/12 Ch. 490
A.8097 Pheffer Amato Passed Assembly 6/18
Gateway Development Commission Act–includes exemption from state and local taxation (see Subdivision 8 of Bill Sec. 1) S.6372-a Comrie Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 7/22 Ch. 108
A.8126-a Paulin Passed Assembly 6/19
Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs)–requires notice to all affected taxing jurisdictions prior to approval of projects S.2769 Comrie Passed Senate 6/14 Vetoed 12/20 Veto Message # 244
A.2947 Solages Passed Assembly 4/8
Library taxes–Requires Commissioner of Education to do a study,  in consultation with DTF, regarding double taxation by libraries S.5522-a Skoufis Repassed Senate 6/17 Vetoed 11/25 Veto Message # 166
A.7441-a Ryan Passed Assembly 6/19
Nassau & Suffolk Co. provisions–limits adjustment of Article 18 and Article 19 current base proportions to one pct. (Nassau '18+'19)  S.1891-a Kaminsky Passed Senate 1/29 Signed 2/15 Ch. 12
A.2851 Lavine Passed Assembly 1/28
New York City Provisions --  Class II Abatement Program, adds one more year of eligibility, through 2020 (amds. RPTL 467-a) S.6497-a Kavanagh Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 7/3 Ch. 90
A.8383 Quart Passed Assembly 6/20
New York City provisions–Green Roof tax abatement, modifies and extends provisions of RPTL Secs. 499-aaa through 499-ccc S.5554-b Liu Repassed Senate 6/17 Signed 7/3 Ch. 79
A.4740-b Rozic Passed Assembly 6/18
New York City  provisions–limits adjustment of current base proportions to zero percent change from prior year S.6324 Gounardes Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 10/25 Ch. 415
A.8138 Weprin Passed Assembly 6/18
New York City provisions–Multiple Dwellings, J-51, Increases qualifying AV limit and extends to 6/30/2020 (amds. RPTL Sec. 489) S.3985-b Stavisky Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 7/3 Ch. 72
A.2092-b Braunstein Passed Assembly 6/20
Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs)–Requires that assessment reduction school impacts be delayed by a year (adds RPTL Sec. 561) S.3972 Harkham Passed Senate 6/18 Signed 10/29 Ch. 421
A.218 Paulin Passed Assembly 6/20
Real Estate Transfer Tax–Peconic Bay region, Suffolk Co, authorizes creation of community housing fund (amds Town Law and Tax Law) S.4040-a LaValle Passed Senate 6/19 Vetoed 12/20 Veto Message # 247
A.4941-b Thiele Passed Assembly 6/18
Real Estate Transfer Tax–T. of Chester, Orange Co, authorizes creation of community preservation fund (amds Town Law and Tax Law) S.5640-b Skoufis Passed Senate 6/14 Vetoed 11/25 Veto Message # 167
A.7592 Schmitt Passed Assembly 6/20
Real Estate Transfer Tax–Ulster Co., authorizes creation of community preservation fund (amds Gen. Mun. Law and Tax Law) S.6235 Metzger Passed Senate 6/12 Signed 12/6 Ch. 608 Approval Memo. #33
A.129 Cahill Passed Assembly 6/19
Tax Collection–allows a temporary extension for certain federal employees, or partners, affected by lapse in pay (adds RPTL 925-e)   S.1675 Skoufis Passed Senate 1/23 Signed 2/1 Ch. 9
A.881 Zebrowski Passed Assembly 1/15
Tax Collection–amds. the temporary extension for certain federal employees, or partners, affected by lapse in pay (amds. RPTL 925-e)   S.2523 Skoufis Passed Senate 1/28 Signed 2/1 Ch. 10
A.2852 Zebrowski Passed Assembly 1/28
Tax Collection–T. of Mt. Pleasant, allows refund of certain fees, fines, penalties and interest due to late payments in certain circumstances S.6257-a Harckham Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 10/29 Ch. 432
A.8262-a Abinanti Passed Assembly 6/20
Tax Enforcement–allows expedited foreclosure for vacant and abandoned residential property (adds RPTL Sec. 1111-a) S.1864 Gaughran Passed Senate 2/26 Signed 12/20 Ch. 704 Approval Memo. #86
A.4403 McDonald Passed Assembly 5/30
Tax Enforcement–extends the maximum term for delinquent tax installment agreements to 36 months (amds. RPTL Sec. 1184(3)) S.4585 Sanders Passed Senate 6/12 Signed 9/13 Ch. 265
A.4420 Zebrowski Passed Assembly 5/21
Tax Enforcement–V. of Plandome Manor, extends authorization to sell or pledge delinquent tax liens as collateral until 12/31/22 (amds. C. 280 of 2016) S.4769 Kaplan Passed Senate 6/6 Signed 11/20 Ch. 519
A.6771 D'Urso Passed Assembly 6/17
T. of Clarkstown–limits adjustment of Article 19 current base proportions to one percent on 2019-20 assessment roll S.4113 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/13 Signed  7/27  Ch. 119
A.5765 Zebrowski Passed Assembly 5/1
T. of Orangetown–limits adjustment of Article 19 current base proportions to one percent on 2019-20 assessment roll S.5253-a Carlucci Passed Senate 6/11 Signed 7/27 Ch. 121
A.7310-a Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/5
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