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2017 Property tax-related legislation

Passed both Houses in 2017

Final Status

Count = 44

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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 credit program refinements (Pt. TT), Partial Payment of RPTs option (Pt. F), STAR credit info sharing with certain local & State officials (Pt. G), Co-op STAR credit tech. fix (Pt. H), Oil & Gas fee ext. (Pt I), County-wide Shared Services Property Tax Savings Law (Pt. BBB), Affordable NY Housing prog. (Revised RPTL 421-a (Pt. TTT)), and Hendrick Hudson CSD tax stabilization reserve fund authorization (Bill Sec. 36 of Pt. YYY) S.2009-c Budget Bill Passed Senate 4/9 Signed 4/10 Ch. 59
A.3009-c Budget Bill Passed Assembly 4/8
Budget Bill–Includes an increase in the number of Land Bank authorizations to 25 (Pt. DD), and allowance of V. of Spring Valley local option exemptions despite late filing of local laws (Pt. EE) S.2005-c Budget Bill Passed Senate  4/4 Signed 4/20 Ch. 55
A.3009-c Budget Bill Passed Assembly  4/5
Budget Bill–Includes revision of the Electric Generating Facilities closure aid program (Pt. QQ), and Indian Point Closure Task Force codification (Pt. RR) S.2008-c Budget Bill Passed Senate  4/3 Signed 4/20 Ch. 58
A.3008-c Budget Bill Passed Assembly  4/3
Gov's. Prog. Bill #15–includes NYC provisions extending Comm. Expansion, Industrial and Comm. Abatement, and Lower Manhattan Commercial Revitalization programs for 3 yrs (see Pt. E, Secs. 19-28) A.40001 Rules (Heastie) Passed Assembly  6/28 Signed 6/29 Ch. 61
No Same as Passed Senate  6/29

Other RPT related bills
Subject of legislation Bill number Prime sponsor Last action of legislature Action of Governor
Bank Codes–Assessor not required to enter change to tax billing address on roll for mortgage investing institution related changes S.5400-a Larkin Passed Senate 6/21 Vetoed 10/23 Veto Message #157
A.2438-a Skoufis Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–C. of Jamestown, Residential construction related option to exempt for a period of 11 years (adds RPTL Sec. 485-t) S.5244-a Young Passed Senate 6/12 Signed 7/25 Ch. 134
A.7116-a Goodell Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1st Time Homebuyers, extends program to cover homes purchased through Dec. 31, 2022 (amds. RPTL Sec. 457) S.3530 LaValle Passed Senate 2/28 Signed 7/25 Ch. 128
A.3031 Englebright Passed Assembly 6/5
Exemption–Multiple Dwellings involving NYSHFA, extends RPTL Sec. 421-d and Bonding authority to July 23, 2019 (HFA bill) S.6414 Little Passed Senate 6/21 Signed 7/21 Ch. 89
A.8259 De La Rosa Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Bais Torah U'tefillah BTU, T. of Hempstead) S.5502-a Hannon Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 8/21 Ch. 250
A.7204-a Ra Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Bnos Bais Yaakov, Queens, 1997 - 2004) S.5872 Rules Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 8/21 Ch. 258
A.7487 Pheffer Amato Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Bridge Church, V. of Malverne, T. of Hempstead) S.5421 Kaminsky Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 8/21 Ch. 249
A.7179 Curran Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Brockport Volunteer Ambulance Corps, T. of Sweden, Monroe Co.) S.5531 Ortt Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 8/21 Ch. 251
A.7215 Hawley Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Center for Rapid Recovery, Inc., T. of Hempstead) S.5939-a Hannon Re-Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 8/21 Ch. 260
A.8374 Hooper Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Community Mainstreaming Associates, Inc., T. of Oyster Bay) S.4632 Hannon Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 8/21 Ch. 242
A.6565 McKevitt Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Community Mainstreaming Associates, Inc., T. of Huntington) S.6479-a Flanagan Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 9/13 Ch. 326
A.8315-a Lupinacci Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Congregation Anshe Divrei Chaim of Monsey, T. of Ramapo) S.1775-a Carlucci Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 8/21 Ch. 189
A.7114-a  Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/13
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Congregation Beth-El Sephardic Center, Queens) S.2398-b Comrie Passed Senate 5/24 Signed 8/21 Ch. 231
A.5543-b Weprin Passed Assembly 6/14
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Hindu Welfare Assoc. of NY, Inc., T. of Oyster Bay) S.1296-c Marcellino Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 8/21 Ch. 185
A.6523-d Montesano Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Iglesia Evangelica Apostol , T. of Brookhaven) S.4738 Croci Passed Senate 3/20 Signed 7/25 Ch. 132
A.6498 Garbarino Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (sic)(Oceanside Fire District, T. of Hempstead) S.6110-b Kaminsky Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 8/21 Ch. 262
A.7773-a Curran Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Satipatthana Meditation Center, V. of New Hyde Park) S.5830-b Phillips Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 8/21 Ch. 257
A.3034-b Ra Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Truth Center Ministries International, T. of N. Hempstead) S.6601-b Phillips Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 8/21 Ch. 268
A.8322-b D'Urso Passed Assembly 6/21
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Yeshiva Shareh Torah, Brooklyn, '92/'93-'07/'08) S.3223 Felder Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 7/25 Ch. 127
A.2679 Hikind Passed Assembly 6/21
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 462 (Chabad at Stony Brook, Inc., T. of Brookhaven) S.6478 Flanagan Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 8/21 Ch. 265
A.8029 Englebright Passed Assembly 6/21
Exemption–Srs., excludes certain annuity exchanges from the definition of income (amds. RPTL Sec. 467(3)) S.4732 Larkin Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 9/12 Ch. 279
A.1603 Skoufis Passed Assembly 5/9
Exemption–Solar, Wind, etc., adds micro-hydroelectric, fuel cell, micro-combined heat and power systems (amds. RPTL Sec. 487) S.4069 Griffo Passed Senate 6/21 Signed 10/23 Ch. 336
A.260 Paulin Passed Assembly 6/19
Exemption–Vets., Alternative, adds Towns to option for certain reservists who served in Op. Graphic Hand (amds. Ch. 476 of 2016) S.5411 Croci Passed Senate 5/23 Signed 7/25 Ch. 141
A.7001 DenDekker Passed Assembly 5/24
Exemption–Vets., Alternative, makes DTF and DVA annually inform assessors that later conflicts are covered periods of war S.4730 Larkin Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 9/12 Ch. 286
A.4859 Barrett Passed Assembly 5/2
Exemption–Vets., Cold War, allows extension beyond 10 years at local option of taxing jurisdictions (amds. RPTL Sec. 458-b) S.5659-a Gallivan Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 9/12 Ch. 290
A.6510-a D'Urso Passed Assembly 6/12
Exemption–Vets., Eligible Funds, allows adoption by schools(amds. Subdivisions 1, 5, 6, and 9 of RPTL Sec. 458) S.1724 Carlucci Passed Senate 1/31 Signed 10/23 Ch. 376
A.5135 Cusick Passed Assembly 6/21
Lake Ontario and connected waterways assessment relief act --allows option to reduce assessed values, and includes approp (Part B) S.6783 Helming Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 7/10 Ch. 85
A.8013-a Morelle Passed Assembly 6/19
Land Banks–exempts property from certain sewer rent charges and any user charges imposed by NYS or any of its subdivisions S.4346-a Valesky Passed Senate 6/21 Signed 10/23 Ch. 349
A.6474-a Magnarelli Passed Assembly 6/19
Nassau Co. Provisions–Co. Tax Increase Abatement authorization for Enhanced STAR recipients (Amds. RPTL Sec. 425-a) S.3142-a Phillips Passed Senate 3/21 Signed 5/22 Ch. 27
A.2382-b Hooper Passed Assembly 2/6
Nassau & Suffolk Co. provisions–limits adjustment of Article 18 and Article 19 current base proportions to one percent S.5958 Rules Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 7/25 Ch. 152
A.8407 Lavine Passed Assembly 6/20
NYC provs.–Exemption–Srs., Persons w/ Disabilities, increases max. income option to $50K as of 7/1/17 (amds. RPTL 467 & 459-c) S.4628-a Savino Passed Senate 5/17 Signed 7/25 Ch. 131
A.7463-a Kavanagh Passed Assembly 6/21
New York City provisions–Industrial Commercial Abatement Prog. allows filing of certain late applications (amds. RPTL 489-cccccc) S.6751 Comrie Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 10/23 Ch. 397
A.3766-b Hyndman Passed Assembly 6/20
New York City provisions–limits adjustment of current base proportions to zero percent change from prior year S.6626 Golden Passed Senate 6/21 Signed 6/29 Ch. 72
A.8323 Farrell Passed Assembly 6/19
Tax Cap–excludes BOCES capital expenditures from school district levy limitations (amds. Education Law Sec. 2023-a) S.4283 Murphy Passed Senate 6/21 Vetoed 12/18 Veto Message #209
A.5965 Galef Passed Assembly 6/20
Tax Cap–Makes changes with respect to how PILOTs are handled for tax base growth (amds. GML Sec. 3-c and Educ. Law Sec. 2023-a) S.2122-a O'Mara Passed Senate 6/21 Vetoed 12/18 Veto Message #208
A.1841-a Morelle Passed Assembly 6/20
Tax Collection–allows school to collect own taxes without consent of town if notified by September 1 (amds Town Law) S.4723-a Carlucci Re-Passed Senate 6/7 Vetoed 12/18 Veto Message #223
A.4587-a Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/19
Tax Enforcement–allows placing of a lien for unpaid taxes against fire insurance proceeds for some properties (amds. Sec. 22 of GML) S.3691-b Marchione Passed Senate 6/21 Signed 10/23 Ch. 342
A.2784-b McDonald Passed Assembly 6/20
Tax Enforcement–C. of Middletown, extends authorization to   use delinquent tax liens as collateral for a loan (amds. C. 510 of '13) S.6129 Bonacic Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 10/23 Ch. 391
A.7851 Gunther Passed Assembly 6/20
T. of Clarkstown provisions–limits adjustment of Article 19current base proportions to one percent S.6430-a Carlucci Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 7/25 Ch. 156
A.7513-a Zebrowski Passed Assembly 6/20
Westchester Co. provisions–Assessment ceilings for certain mass real property used for energy related purposes, pilot proj. w/ sunset S.5892 Klein Passed Senate 6/19 Signed 12/18 Ch. 501 Approval Memo. #62
A.7370 Galef Passed Assembly 6/20
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