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2016 Property tax-related legislation

Passed both Houses in 2016

Final Status

Count = 64

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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 STAR exemption conversion to PIT credit on  sale (Pt. A); late hardship renewals Enh. STAR w/ 467 option (Pt. D); allows direct STAR payments for administrative errors (Pt. F); and clarification of STAR recoupment provision timing (Pt. JJ) S.6409-c Budget Passed Senate  3/31 Signed 4/13  Ch. 60
A.9009-c Budget Passed Assembly 3/31
Budget Bill–Includes a separate exemption for anaerobic digestion facilities (Pt. P adds RPTL Sec. 483-e, and amds. 483-a & 487), and spin-up of C. of Albany PILOTs (Pt. O amds. Pub. Lands Law 19-a) S.6405-c Budget Passed Senate  3/31 Signed 4/13  Ch. 57
A.9005-c Budget Passed Assembly 3/31
Budget Bill–Includes SCRIE/DRIE income limit extender (Pt. EE), and authorizes a TIF program for certain MTA joint projects (Pt. PP) S.6406-c Budget Passed Senate  3/31 Signed 4/4  Ch. 54
A.9006-c Budget Passed Assembly 4/1
Budget Bill–Includes Electric Generating Facilities closure aid, for certain taxing jurisdictions with closures after 6/25/15 (see Pt. BB) S.6408-c Budget Passed Senate  3/31 Signed 4/12  Ch. 58
A.9008-c Budget Passed Assembly 3/31
Budget Bill–Includes an appropriation for Municipal ConsolidationCompetition, w/ application process to DOS for $20 million prize S.6404-d Budget Passed Senate  3/31 Signed 4/13  Ch. 55
A.9004-d Budget Passed Assembly 4/1
Clean-up of STAR exemption conversion to PIT credit upon sale &Direct STAR payment provisions (see Pt.A)(Gov.'s Prog. Bill #38) S.8159 Flanagan Passed Senate  6/17 Signed 6/23  Ch. 73
A.10741 Rules (Farrell) Passed Assembly  6/17

Other RPT related bills
Subject of legislation Bill number Prime sponsor Last action of legislature Action of Governor
Exemption–Ag. Bldgs. and Ag. Assessment related amds., adds certain structures, alters penalty provisions, farm woodlands, etc. S.4851-a Ritchie Passed Senate 4/11 Signed 5/25 Ch. 35
A.8082 Magee Passed Assembly 3/30
Exemption–Banking Development Districts, extends provisions relating to certain savings institutions to 2023 (amds. Ch. 526 of '98) S.7184 Savino Passed Senate 5/18 Signed 6/1 Ch. 46
A.9480 Jean-Pierre Passed Assembly 5/5
Exemption–C. of Batavia, residential redevelopment inhibited prop. amends census reference (amds. RPTL Sec. 485-r (Ch. 406 of '15)) S.6423-a Ranzenhofer Passed Senate 2/24 Signed 4/8 Ch. 28
A.9195 Hawley Passed Assembly 3/28
Exemption–C. of Corning, Capital Improvements to multiple dwellings (adds RPTL Sec. 421-o) S.7847-c O'Mara Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 11/4 Ch. 417
A.10214-d Palmesano Passed Assembly 6/14
Exemption–C. of Hornell, Capital improvements to multiple dwellings, local option (adds RPTL Sec. 421-o) S.7965-b O'Mara Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 8/19 Ch. 279
A.10496-b Nojay Passed Assembly 6/16
Exemption–Co. of Tompkins, Community Land Trust property, allows excess of restricted price to be exempt (adds RPTL 467-j) S.7257-a O'Mara Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 9/29 Ch. 352
A.9678-b Lifton Passed Assembly 6/14
Exemption–T. of Greenburgh, for phase-in of certain revaluation related increases, local option (adds RPTL Sec. 485-s) S.8143 Stewart-Cousins Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 7/5 Ch. 90
A.10551-a Rules (Abinanti) Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–T. of Ossining, for phase-in of certain revaluation related increases, local option (adds RPTL Sec. 485-s) S.8156 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 7/5 Ch. 91
A.10689 Rules (Galef) Passed Assembly 6/16
Exemption–Vg. Of Wappingers Falls, Property investment, allows an exemption on certain improvements (adds RPTL Sec. 485-s) S.7702 Gipson Passed Senate 6/9 Signed 9/29 Ch. 334
A.2384-a Barrett Passed Assembly 6/1
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406(Flower Hill Hose Co. #1, T. of N. Hempstead) S.6020-a Martins Passed Senate 5/9 Signed 7/21 Ch. 171
A.8335-a Schimel Passed Assembly 6/1
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 410(Manhasset Park District, T. of North Hempstead) S.6044-b Martins Passed Senate 2/29 Signed 7/21 Ch. 172
A.8414-a Schimel Passed Assembly 6/8
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 410-a(Russell Gardens  Association, T. of North Hempstead) S.6688-a Martins Passed Senate 3/29 Signed 7/21 Ch. 185
A.9650 Schimel Passed Assembly 6/8
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Chabad Lubavitch Chai Center, Inc., T. of Huntington) S.7910-a Marcellino Passed Senate 6/9 Signed 7/21 Ch. 225
A.10389-a Lupinacci Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Congregation Lubavitch-Chabad House of Huntington Township, Inc.) S.7911-c Marcellino Passed Senate 6/14 Signed 7/21 Ch. 226
A.10395-b Lupinacci Passed Assembly 6/16
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Friends of Science East, Inc., T. of Brookhaven) S.6459 LaValle Passed Senate 3/9 Signed 7/21 Ch. 179
A.8714 Palumbo Passed Assembly 6/8
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(House Of Judah  Evangelistic  Ministries  Inc., T. of Islip) S.6627-a Croci Passed Senate 3/7 Signed 7/21 Ch. 183
A.9134-a Ramos Passed Assembly 5/23
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Iglesia De Dios De Brentwood, Inc., T. of Islip) S.6739-b Boyle Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 7/21 Ch. 119
A.9135-b Ramos Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Islamic Center of Long Island, V. of Westbury, T. of N. Hempstead) S.8067 Martins Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 7/21 Ch. 161
A.10623 Rules (Lavine) Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Jain Samaj of Long Island, Inc., T. of Oyster Bay) S.6995 Martins Passed Senate 6/2 Signed 7/21 Ch. 195
A.8416-b Montesano Passed Assembly 6/8
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Legal Aid Society of Northeastern NY, C. of Saratoga Springs) S.5857-b Marchione Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 7/21 Ch. 110
A.8129-c Woerner Passed Assembly 6/1
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Lord-N-Fields Voice of Freedom Bible Church…, T. of Brookhaven S.7371 Croci Passed Senate 6/2 Signed 7/21 Ch. 208
A.9884-a Murray Passed Assembly 6/8
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Lucky Guys of Long Island, Inc., T. of Islip) S.6860-a Boyle Passed Senate 4/5 Signed 7/21 Ch. 191
A.9352-a Garbarino Passed Assembly 6/2
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Lutheran Church of Our Savior Parish, T. of Brookhaven) S.6361-a Croci Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 7/21 Ch. 122
A.9304-a Garbarino Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Mandala Buddhist Association, V. of Old Westbury, Nassau Co.) S.4879-c Martins Passed Senate 5/16 Signed 7/21 Ch. 165
A.7144-c Montesano Passed Assembly 6/8
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(MiYaD Center for Jewish Life, Inc., T. of Oyster Bay) S.6723-a Marcellino Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 7/21 Ch. 115
A.8621-b Lavine Passed Assembly 6/14
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(New Hope Christian Church CRC, T. of Ramapo) S.7277-a Carlucci Passed Senate 6/6 Signed 7/21 Ch. 204
A.9720-a Zebrowski Passed Assembly 6/8
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(New Hope International Ministries, Inc., T. of Islip) S.6740 Boyle Passed Senate 3/22 Signed 7/21 Ch. 186
A.9138 Ramos Passed Assembly 6/2
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Peconic Land Trust, V. of Mastic Beach, T. of Brookhaven) S.7939 LaValle Passed Senate 6/9 Signed 7/21 Ch. 230
A.10422 Thiele Passed Assembly 6/14
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(St. Ann's Academy, C. of Hornell) S.7926 O'Mara Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 7/21 Ch. 229
A.10218 Nojay Passed Assembly 6/16
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Bronx, '92/'93-'99/'00) S.6453 Hassell-Thompson Passed Senate 6/17 Signed 7/21 Ch. 112
A.8365 Heastie Passed Assembly 6/14
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a(Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, T. of Islip) S.6447 Boyle Passed Senate 3/15 Signed 7/21 Ch. 178
A.9069 Garbarino Passed Assembly 6/2
Exemption–DRIE, extends eligibility to those receiving a USPS disability pension (amds. RPTL Sec. 467-b) S.6231 Comrie Passed Senate 6/2 Signed 9/30 Ch. 392
A.8679 Weprin Passed Assembly 6/14
Exemption–SCRIE, Allows Affidavit renewal after 5 years receipt of benefits, and adds penalties for failure to notify of ineligibility S.8063 Golden Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 11/14 Ch. 442
A.6702-a Perry Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–SCRIE, DRIE, allows 120 days for eligible household members to apply if head of household leaves (amds. Ch. 580 of '15) S.6427-a Lanza Re-Passed Senate 2/25 Signed 4/8 Ch. 31
A.9194 Simotas Passed Assembly 3/28
Exemption SCRIE/DRIE, allows those dropped due to non-recurring item of income to reapply the next year to qualify at prior level S6214-a Golden Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 9/29 Ch. 343
A.8228-a Cymbrowitz Passed Assembly 6/1
Exemption–Vets. Alternative, adds certain reservists who served on active duty in Operation Graphic Hand to def. of Vets. S.4842-a Martins Passed Senate 6/9 Signed  11/28 Ch. 476
A.6140-a Lavine Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–Vets., Cold War, Allows School Districts to grant exemption benefits (amds. RPTL Sec. 458-b) S.2210-b Larkin Passed Senate 6/6 Signed 8/19 Ch. 253
A.3379-a Cusick Passed Assembly 6/1
Exemption–Vets., Cold War, corrects increases in dollar limits intended to have been authorized last year (amds. Ch. 381 of '15) S.6385-a LaValle Re-Passed Senate 2/9 Signed 4/8 Ch. 22
A.9168 Thiele Passed Assembly 3/23
Land Banks–extends exemption to cover special assessments and special ad valorem levies (amds. Sec. 1608 of NFPC Law) S.7880 Valesky Passed Senate 6/7 Signed 11/14 Ch. 441
A.10375 Magnarelli Passed Assembly 6/14
Land Banks–extends exemption to property owned by subsidiaries  (amds. Sec. 1607 of NFPC Law) S.7589-b Valesky Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 9/29 Ch. 338
A.7529-b Magnarelli Passed Assembly 6/9
Nassau Co. provisions–extends the assessment review commission for two more years, through June 30, 2018 S.7649 Hannon Passed Senate 6/9 Signed 6/30 Ch. 81
A.10241-a Lavine Passed Assembly 6/8
Nassau & Suffolk Co. provisions–Limits adjustment of Article 18and Article 19 current base proportions to one percent S.8046 Rules Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 7/5 Ch. 93
A.10671 Rules (Lavine) Passed Assembly 6/16
New York City provisions–Exemption, Vets. Alternative, clarifies that the option for school tax applicability rests with City Council S.7121 Lanza Passed Senate 6/14 Signed 9/28 Ch. 332
A.9688 Cusick Passed Assembly 6/8
New York City provisions–Multiple Dwellings, J-51, Increases qualifying AV limit and adds annual COLA (amds. RPTL Sec. 489) S.8095 Avella Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 9/29 Ch. 388
A.10651 Braunstein Passed Assembly 6/17
New York City provisions–Solar Electrical Tax Abatement extended for two years to 1/1/2019 (amds. RPTL Secs. 499-bbbb/cccc) S.7110 Lanza Passed Senate 6/1 Signed 9/30 Ch. 393
A.9745 Rosenthal Passed Assembly 6/8
Tax Collection–allows school districts in Towns of the First Class to unilaterally opt to collect school taxes (amds. Town Law Sec. 37) S.4737 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/9 Vetoed 11/28 Veto Message #235
A.6823 Jaffee Passed Assembly 5/18
Tax Collection–Co. of Monroe, changes timing of the notice of unpaid taxes (amds RPTL Sec. 987) S.8054 Ranzenhofer Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 7/21 Ch. 162
A.10633 Rules (Bronson) Passed Assembly 6/16
Tax Collection–Suffolk County Water Authority, collection via tax rolls to be a lien on the real property (adds PAL Sec. 1078-f) S.4909-b Croci Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 9/29 Ch. 363
A.7571-b Thiele Passed Assembly 6/16
Tax Collection–Water Authority of Great Neck North, collection via tax rolls to be a lien on the real property (new PAL Sec. 1197-r) S.6471-b Martins Passed Senate 6/17 Signed 9/29 Ch. 339
A.8139-d Schimel Passed Assembly 6/17
Tax Enforcement–allows Land Banks to assign rights to tax districts (amds. Sec. 1616 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law) S.7171 Gallivan Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 9/29 Ch. 341
A.8156-b Peoples-Stokes Passed Assembly 6/15
Tax Enforcement–C. of Middletown, authorization to sell or pledge delinquent tax liens as collateral to 12/31/17 (amds. Ch. 503 of 2015) S.6424-a Bonacic Passed Senate 4/4 Signed 5/25 Ch. 38
A.9208 Gunther Passed Assembly 5/11
Tax Enforcement–Suffolk Co., clarifies that sales to the Suffolk Co. Land Bank Corp. can be for less than lien value S.7770-b LaValle Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 11/14 Ch. 440
A.10143-b Englebright Passed Assembly 6/15
Tax Enforcement–V. of Plandome Manor, authorization to sell or pledge delinquent tax liens as collateral until 12/31/19 S.7981-a Martins Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/19 Ch. 280
A.10604 Rules (Schimel) Passed Assembly 6/17
Tax State Property–amends notice requirements in relation to assessments on improvements under Public Lands Law Sec. 19 S.5926 Marchione Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 11/28 Ch. 449
A.7673 Dilan Passed Assembly 3/29
Tax State Property–approves and implements land transactions relating to settlement of Township 40 property disputes (DEC bill) S.7966 Farley Passed Senate 6/9 Signed 7/21 Ch. 231
A.10737 Rules (Englebright) Passed Assembly 6/17
Watershed Conservation and Agricultural easements–alters the taxable status of some easements (amds. RPTL Secs. 583-589) S.6546-a Bonacic Passed Senate 6/14 Signed 11/28 Ch. 483
A.10675 Rules (Gunther) Passed Assembly 6/16
C. of Binghamton–authorizes two specific cooperative apartment properties to be moved into the homestead tax class S.7364-a Akshar Passed Senate 6/14 Signed 11/28 Ch. 495
A.9845-a Lupardo Passed Assembly 6/15
Lowville Central School District–Establishes an Energy System Tax Stabilization Reserve fund for the handling of certain PILOTs S.7325-b Griffo Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 9/29 Ch. 379
A.10016-b Blankenbush Passed Assembly 6/16
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