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2009 Property tax-related legislation

Passed both Houses in 2009

Final Status

Count = 57

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ORPTS (formerly ORPS), governor's, and budget bills
Subject of legislation Bill number Prime sponsor Last action of legislature Action of Governor
Budget Bill–PPGG, Includes Oil & Gas fee extender (Part II),  5217 fee increase & redirection to General Fund (Part JJ), etc. S.56-b Budget Bill Passed Senate 4/2 Signed 4/7 Ch. 56
A.156-b Budget Bill Passed Assembly 3/31
Budget Bill–ELFA, Includes Repeal of STaR Rebates (Part M),  and Empire Zone Reform (Part S-1, esp. Sec. 29, pg. 136) S.57-b Budget Bill Passed Senate 4/3 Signed 4/7 Ch. 57
A.157-b Budget Bill Passed Assembly 3/31
Budget Bill–Extraordinary Session, Deficit Reduction related, Reduces undisbursed 1573 aid by another 12.5% for '09/'10 S.66022 Budget Bill Passed Senate 12/2 Signed 12/4 Ch. 502
A.40022 Budget Bill Passed Assembly 12/2
ORPS Dept. Bill #79–Coordinated Assessment Program (CAP), makes timing and procedural revisions (proposed in '08/'09 budget) S.3743 Stewart-Cousins Passed Senate 5/12 Signed 5/29 Ch. 46
A.7505 Galef Passed Assembly 5/6
Taxation & Finance Dept. Bill #109–Authorizes alternative property tax lien foreclosure notices to the Commissioner of T&F S.3639 Squadron Passed Senate 6/3 Signed 7/28 Ch. 275
A.7966 Galef Passed Assembly 6/18

Other RPT related bills
Subject of legislation Bill number Prime sponsor Last action of legislature Action of Governor
Exemption–T. of Elma, Conservation Easement Law, authorizes property tax exemption to encourage open space S.1566-b Volker Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 311 Approval Memo. #9
A.6273-b Corwin Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–T. of Orchard Park, Conservation Easement Law, authorizes property tax exemption to encourage open space S.3337-a Volker Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 296 Approval Memo. #8
A.2089-a Schroeder Passed Assembly 6/4
Exemption–Multiple Dwellings involving NYSHFA, extends RPTL 421-d to June 30, 2011 (amds. Ch. 514 of 1983) S.2865-a Espada Passed Senate 6/3 Signed 6/30 Ch. 76
A.7087-a Barron Passed Assembly 5/18
Exemption–Multiple Dwellings involving NYSHFA, extends RPTL 421-d to June 30, 2011 & increases Bonding (NYSHFA bill) S.3458-a Espada Repassed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/11 Ch. 176
A.8528 Camarra Passed Assembly 6/11
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (T. of Ramapo, 21 Lenore Ave., T. of Ramapo) S.5309-a Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 319
A.7579-a Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (T. of Ramapo, 7 Elm St., T. of Ramapo) S.5322-a Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 320
A.7580-a Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (T. of Ramapo, 168 Sixth St., T. of Ramapo) S.5338-a Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 326
A.7749-a Rabbitt Passed Assembly 6/22
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (T. of Ramapo, 319 Haverstraw Rd., T. of Ramapo) S.5337-a Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 386
A.7750-a Rabbitt Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (T. of Ramapo, Route 17, T. of Ramapo) S.5336-a Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 327
A.7751-a Rabbitt Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (T. of Ramapo, Route 17, T. of Ramapo) S.5904 Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 328
A.7773-a Rabbitt Passed Assembly 6/22
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (T. of Ramapo, Route 17, T. of Ramapo) S.5905 Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 387
A.7775-a Rabbitt Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (V. of Airmont, T. of Ramapo) S.3758-a Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 9/16 Ch. 435
A.6472-a Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/1
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (V. of Sloatsburg, 88 Orange Turnpike, T. of Ramapo) S.5158-a Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 356
A.2756-a Rabbitt Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Adalante of Suffolk County, Inc., T. of Islip) S.2705-a Foley Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 388
A.7838-a Ramos Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Bethel A.M.E. Church, T. of Huntington) S.3649-a Marcellino Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 378
A.7201-a Conte Passed Assembly 6/22
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Congregation Khal Torath Chaim of Rockland, T. of Ramapo) S.3757 Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 370
A.6473 Jaffee Passed Assembly 5/26
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL  Sec. 420-a (Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, T. of Hempstead) S.3434-a Hannon Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 402
A.8339-a McKevitt Passed Assembly 6/11
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Long Island Youth Mentoring, Inc., T. of Islip) S.4428 O. Johnson Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 9/16 Ch. 469
A.8674 Ramos Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Mosdos Sanz Klausenburg of Monsey, T. of Ramapo) S.3756 Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 379
A.7220 Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/10
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Mount Olivet Baptist Church, C. of Peekskill) S.5763 Leibell Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 9/16 Ch. 451
A.8097 Galef Passed Assembly 6/10
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL  Sec. 420-a (Nigam Agam Sugam Sharnam, Inc., T. of Babylon) S.2708 Fuschillo Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 366
A.5807 Sweeney Passed Assembly 6/10
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Shavi Uma Ganesh Mandir, T. of Islip) S.4980-a Foley Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 9/16 Ch. 456
A8342-a Eddington Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (United Methodist Church, Patchogue, T. of Islip) S.3643 Foley Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 376
A.7148 Eddington Passed Assembly 6/11
Exemption–2 Properties, RPTL Secs. 420-a & 462 (Young Israel of Hewlett, T. of Hempstead) No Same As Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 346
A.8905 Weisenberg Passed Assembly 6/18
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL  Sec. 420-b (Rockland Housing Action Coalition, Inc., T. of Ramapo) S.5331 Morahan Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 357
A.2757 Rabbitt Passed Assembly 6/10
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL  Sec. 420-b(Schenectady Day Nursery, Inc., C. of Schenectady) S.1171-a Farley Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 358
A.3337-a Tedisco Passed Assembly 6/22
Exemption–Persons with Disabilities, Makes certain Vets. Disability pension recipients eligible (RPTL 459-c) S.2240 Stachowski Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 353
A.2239 Schroeder Passed Assembly 4/20
Exemption–SCRIE,  Excludes medical care expenditures from definition of "income" for tax abatement purposes S.2210 Diaz Passed Senate 6/2 Vetoed 7/21 Veto Message #12
A.1800 Dinowitz Passed Assembly 4/27
Exemption–Srs., Codifies ORPS Opinion of Counsel (Vol. 9-72) concerning the handling of Reverse Mortgage proceeds S.2760 Monserrate Passed Senate 5/13 Signed 7/28 Ch. 259
A.8305 Meng Passed Assembly 6/16
Exemption–Vets., Cold War, extends benefits to Cooperatives and allows increased dollar limits on exemption amounts (RPTL 458-b) S.4766 Addabbo Passed Senate 6/1 Signed 7/23 Ch. 235
A.7422-a Paulin Passed Assembly 6/22
Local Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act, Simplifies consolidations & mergers (Attorney General Bill #1) S.5661 Stewart-Cousins Passed Senate 6/3 Signed 6/24 Ch. 74
A.8501 Silver Passed Assembly 6/1
Marlboro Central School District–Allows 30 yr. bonding of Dynergy related tax cert refunds, & directs ORPS/SED data review S.2737 Larkin Passed Senate 7/16 Vetoed 9/16 Veto Message #70
A.6700 Skartados Passed Assembly 6/15
Monroe Co. Provisions–Amends the Monroe Co. Tax Act and the Monroe Co. Tax Foreclosure Act S.2408-d Nozzolio Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 307
A.5303-c Morelle Passed Assembly 6/18
Nassau Co. Provisions–Limits Adjustment of  Current Base Proportions to One percent S.3822 Johnson, C. Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 384
A.7664 Weisenberg Passed Assembly 5/26
Nassau Co. Provisions–Long Beach, Glen Cove, & Lk. Success, Limits adjustment of Art. 19 CBPs to One percent in '09 S.3568-a Skelos Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/26 Ch. 382
A.7261-a Weisenberg Passed Assembly 6/22
New York City Provisions–Housing Dev. Fund. Cos., requires City Council action on ex. apps. w/in 120 days (PvHFL 577) S.2844-a Espada Passed Senate 5/11 Signed 6/24 Ch. 73
A.5567-a Lopez, V. Passed Assembly 5/4
New York City Provisions–Certain private dwellings, extends RPTL 421-b project commencement timeframe until 7/1/2010  S.5705 Savino Repassed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/11 Ch. 154
A.8048 Lopez, V. Passed Assembly 6/2
New York City Provisions–Industrial & Commercial Incentive Program, makes beneficiaries eligible for other benefits S.5935 Padavan Repassed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/11 Ch. 202
A.8868 Silver Passed Assembly 6/16
New York City Provisions–Limits the change in adjusted base proportions to Zero % for fiscal year '09 S.5944 Krueger Repassed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/11 Ch. 207
A.8895 Hyer-Spencer Passed Assembly 6/17
Real Estate Transfer Tax–Essex County, authorizes County to impose a tax on transfers to fund a Public Safety Radio System S.5869 Little Repassed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/11 Ch. 212
A.8936 Sayward Passed Assembly 6/22
Suffolk Co. Provisions–T. of Islip, Limits adjustment of current  base proportions under Art. 19 to one percent in '09 S.2706-a Foley Passed Senate 6/2 Vetoed 7/21 Veto Message #17
A.5788 Fields Passed Assembly 5/26
Tax Bills–Statewide Local Option, Authorizes Repayment   of Sustainable Energy loans on Tax bills S.66004-a Thompson Passed Senate 11/16 Signed 11/19 Ch. 497
A.40004-a Rules (Sweeney) Passed Assembly 11/16
Tax Bills–C. of Binghamton, Authorizes Repayment of  Sustainable Energy loans on Tax bills S.5867-a Libous  Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 344
A.8890 Lupardo Passed Assembly 6/16
Tax Bills–T. of Bedford, Authorizes Repayment of   Sustainable Energy loans on Tax bills S.5762-a Leibell Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 336
A.8387-a Bradley Passed Assembly 6/17
Tax Enforcement–C. of Middletown, Authorizes the bulk sale of tax liens through December 31, 2012 S.3183-a Bonacic Passed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/11 Ch. 104
A.5208-a Gunther Passed Assembly 6/11
Tax Enforcement–C. of Schenectady, Extends authorization for sale of delinquent tax liens to private parties (amds. Ch. 177 of '04) S.1261-b Farley Passed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/11 Ch. 100
A.4554-c Amedore Passed Assembly 6/17
Tax Enforcement–C. of Utica, Authorizes the bulk sale of tax liens through December 31, 2011 S.1732 Griffo Passed Senate 5/27 Signed 6/9 Ch. 62
A.1204 Destito Passed Assembly 5/11
Tax Enforcement–Suffolk Co., Allows redemption w/o interest by certain military personnel who were deployed since 10/7/01 S.5564-a Foley Repassed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/16 Ch. 227
A.7227-a Sweeney Passed Assembly 6/11
Tax Enforcement–Villages, Extends ability to enforce under old Law through 2012 (amds. Ch. 602 of '93 & Ch.599 of '06) S.5145 Johnson, C. Repassed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/16 Ch. 230
A.7606 Schimel Passed Assembly 6/2
T. of Johnstown & C. of Gloversville–Cooperative Agreement revisions for a joint Economic Dev. area (amds. Ch. 148 of 2001) S.5840 Farley Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 8/11 Ch. 303
A.4421-a Butler Passed Assembly 6/18
T. of Oyster Bay–Exemption–Cold War Vets., Legalizes adoption of Local Law after the 2009 roll deadline S.5556 Fuschillo Passed Senate 7/16 Signed 9/16 Ch. 458
A.8356 Walker Passed Assembly 6/22
T. of Schroeppel –Authorizes repayment to taxpayers of monies received from erroneous overpayment of RPTs S.246 Aubertine Passed Senate 7/9 Signed 7/16 Ch. 223
A.1939 Townsend Passed Assembly 6/10
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