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2011 Property tax-related legislation

Passed both Houses in 2011

Status as December 12, 2011

(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 limit on STAR savings growth, uniform parcel ID authorization and  exemption renunciation (Part N) S.2808-d Budget Bill Passed Senate 3/30 Signed 3/31  h. 58
A.4008-d Budget Bill Passed Assembly 3/30
Budget Bill–Includes Tax Modernization provisions authorizing electronic filing and transmission of RPT related items (Part U), and adds a new exemption for redevelopment of closed prisons or in surrounding area, local option (Part V, adds RPTL 485-p) S.2811-c Budget Bill Passed Senate 3/30 Signed 3/31 Ch. 61
A.4011-c Budget Bill Passed Assembly 3/30
Budget Bill–Approp. language relating to cyclical reassessment aid only allows payment if no such aid received in 2 prior yrs. S.2803-e Budget Bill Passed Senate 3/30 Signed 4/11 Ch. 53
A.4003-e Budget Bill Passed Assembly 3/30
Budget Bill–Includes Local Gov't. Citizens Re-organization Empowerment Grant Program, with RPT related savings (Part K),and clarifies State PILOT obligation on certain lands located in the watershed of the City of Rochester (Part L) S.2807-c Budget Bill Passed Senate 3/30 Signed 3/31 Ch. 57
A.4007-c Budget Bill Passed Assembly 3/30
Budget Bill–Includes Hurricane Irene & Tropical Storm Lee Assessment Relief Act (Part G), and new school tax installment payment option for flood and natural disasters (Part I) S.50002 Budget Bill Passed Senate 12/7 Signed 12/9 Ch. 56
A.40002 Budget Bill Passed Assembly 12/7
Gov's. Program Bill #8–NYC Industrial & Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) amds. re: certain generating property S.5353 Lanza Passed Senate 5/18 Signed 5/18 Ch. 28
A.7511 Silver Passed Assembly 5/10
Gov's. Prog. Bill #25–Omnibus bill including Tax Cap, Housing related exemptions (adds RPTL 421-m, and amds. 421-a ), mandate relief measures, and rent regulation provisions S.5856 Skelos Passed Senate 6/24 Signed 6/24 Ch. 97
A.8518 Lopez, V. Passed Assembly 6/24
DTF Departmental Bill #61–Extends Part RR of Ch. 57 of  the Laws of 2008, concerning STAR reimbursement fund  S.5665 DeFrancisco Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 6/23 Ch. 94
A.8235 Farrell Passed Assembly 6/13

Other RPT related bills
Subject of legislation Bill number Prime sponsor Last action of legislature Action of Governor
Ag. Assessment–Extends eligibility to certain Ag. Amusement related property, including corn/hay mazes (codifies Op. 10-111) S.769 Young Passed Senate 4/4 Signed 6/8 Ch. 47
A.6213 Magee Passed Assembly 5/23
Ag. Assessment–Includes certain Commercial Equine Operations in definition of "farm operation" and allows early eligibility S.5168-a Ritchie Passed Senate 6/14 Signed 8/3 Ch. 384
A.7744-a Magee Passed Assembly 6/23
e-Recording of Real Property related documents authorization (former Governor's Program Bill #252 of 2010) S.2373-a Stewart-Cousins Re-Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 9/23 Ch. 549
A.6870-a Latimer Passed Assembly 6/16
Exemption–Banking Development Districts, extends provisions  relating to certain savings institutions to 2017 (amds. C.526 of '98) S.5478 Griffo Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 8/17 Ch. 484
A.8103-a Meng Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1st Time Homebuyers,  Extends program to cover Homes purchased through December 31, 2016 (RPTL Sec. 457) S.3176 LaValle Passed Senate 5/9 Signed 6/8 Ch. 77
A.5028 Sweeney Passed Assembly 5/9
Exemption–Livingston County–Allows Residential-Commercial use exemption at local option of munis (adds RPTL Sec. 485-n) S.863-b Young Re-Passed Senate 6/17 Signed 9/23 Ch. 545
A.4643-a Burling Passed Assembly 6/24
Exemption–Multiple Dwellings involving NYSHFA, extends RPTL 421-d to July 23, 2013 & increases bonding  (NYSHFA bill) S.4032 Young Passed Senate 5/2 Signed 6/28 Ch. 100
A.8249 Lopez, V. Passed Assembly 6/16
Exemption–Municipal Corporations, allows municipal electric co. property outside boundaries with consent of host municipality S.5163-a Ritchie Passed Senate 6/6 Signed 8/3 Ch. 275
A.5452 Russell Passed Assembly 5/16
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (T. of Ramapo, 120 Torne Valley, T. of Ramapo) S.4290-a Carlucci Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 8/17 Ch. 411
A.2702-a Rabbitt Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (V. of Mineola, T. of North Hempstead, Nassau Co.) S.5628 Martins Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 8/17 Ch. 487
A.8216 Schimel Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 406 (V. of North Hills, T. of Hempstead, Nassau Co.) S.5138-a Martins Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 8/17 Ch. 433
A.7387-a Schimel Passed Assembly 6/6
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 408 (True North Tyler Street, LLC, C. of Troy) S.5683 McDonald Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/17 Ch. 450
A.8285 Canestrari Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 410 (Massapequa Fire District, T. of Oyster Bay, Nassau Co.) S.3503-b Hannon Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/17 Ch. 466
A.7202-b Saladino Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 410 (Roscoe-Rockland Fire District , T. of Rockland, Sullivan Co.) S.4770 Rules Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/17 Ch. 416
A.6056-a Gunther Passed Assembly 5/2
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 410 (Wantagh Fire District, T. of Hempstead, Nassau Co.) S.5545-c Fuschillo Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/17 Ch. 485
A.8148-b McDonough Passed Assembly 6/21
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Bethel A.M.E. Church, C. of Schenectady) S.4766 Farley Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/3 Ch. 349
A.7243 Tedisco Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Breast Cancer Help, Inc., T. of Islip) S.4012 Johnson Passed Senate 6/2 Signed 8/3 Ch. 336
A.6668 Ramos Passed Assembly 6/6
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Chabad at Stony Brook, Inc., T. of Brookhaven) S.5751 Flanagan Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/3 Ch. 271
A.4325-a Englebright Passed Assembly 6/6
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Congregation Ohr Yitzchok, T. of Ramapo) S.4293 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/22 Signed 8/3 Ch. 267
A.2367-b Jaffee Passed Assembly 5/16
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Congregation Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Bobov Monsey, T. of Ramapo) S.5125 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/21 Signed 8/3 Ch. 287
A.6866-a Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/6
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Family Service League, Inc., T. of Huntington) S.4184 Marcellino Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 8/3 Ch. 338
A.6757 Conte Passed Assembly 6/22
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL sec. 420-a(Feed My Sheep Church, T. of Brookhaven) S.5216-c LaValle Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/3 Ch. 352
A.7791-b Murray Passed Assembly 6/22
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (First Unitarian Society, C. of Schenectady) S.5479 Farley Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/3 Ch. 353
A.8042 Tedisco Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Foundation for Sephardic Studies, C. of New York) S.5803 Golden Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/3 Ch. 362
A.4773-a Cymbrowitz Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Hands Across Long Island Inc., T. of Brookhaven) S.4900 Flanagan Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/3 Ch. 303
A.7302 Graf Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, T. of Hempstead) S.1921 Hannon Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/3 Ch. 274
A.5255-a  Hooper Passed Assembly 5/23
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL sec. 420-a (2 properties) (Kollell Shas Keren Hatorah, Inc., T. of Ramapo) S.4333-a Carlucci Re-Passed Senate 6/21 Signed 8/3 Ch. 304
A.7370 Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/6
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Lighthouse Mission, Inc., V. of Bellport) S.4607-b Zeldin Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/3 Ch. 346
A.7117-b Graf Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL sec. 420-a(Lord-N-Fields Voice of Freedom Bible Church, T. of Brookhaven) S.5492 LaValle Passed Senate 6/22 Signed 8/3 Ch. 315
A.7989 Murray Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–2 Properties, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Madraigos, Inc., T. of Hempstead, Nassau Co.) S.4264-c Skelos Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/3 Ch. 340
A.7069-d Weisenberg Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–4 Properties, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson, Inc., C. of Schenectady) S.3247-a Farley Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/3 Ch. 273
A.5195-a Amedore Passed Assembly 6/15
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Plumbers Local Union No. 200 Apprenticeship Trng., T. of Islip) S.4600-b Zeldin Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/3 Ch. 344
A.7113-b Graf Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a  (Rock Apostolic Church, V. of Spring Valley) S.4294 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/13 Signed 8/3 Ch. 276
A.5566 Jaffee Passed Assembly 6/1
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, T. of Islip) S.4601-b Zeldin Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/3 Ch. 345
A.7114-b Graf Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–2 Properties, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Schenectady Civic Players, Inc., C. of Schenectady) S.3412-b Farley Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/17 Ch. 464
A.5414-b Tedisco Passed Assembly 6/17
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (State Street Presbyterian Church, C. of Schenectady) S.3413-a Farley Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/3 Ch. 335
A.5411-a Amedore Passed Assembly 6/16
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL sec. 420-a(United Latin American Pentacostal Church, T. of Brookhaven) S.4545-a Zeldin Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/3 Ch. 343
A.7062-a Murray Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-a (Yeshiva and Mesivta Toras Chaim of Greater NY S.Shore, Nassau) S.4941-c Skelos Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 8/3 Ch. 351
A.7904-b Weisenberg Passed Assembly 6/20
Exemption–1 Property, RPTL Sec. 420-b (New York Mills Historical Society, T. of Whites town) S.5434 Griffo Passed Senate 6/16 Signed 8/17 Ch. 443
A.7736 Galef Passed Assembly 6/16
Land Bank Act–Creates a new type of entity for the administration of certain vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent properties S.663-a Valesky Passed Senate 6/20 Signed 7/29 Ch. 257
A.373-a Hoyt Passed Assembly 6/17
Madison County Provisions–Allows for refiling of tentative rolls until July 31, 2011 at local option (re: T. of Hamilton revaluation) S.5529-a Valesky Passed Senate 6/14 Vetoed 7/20 Veto Message #25
A.8125-a Magee Passed Assembly 6/17
Nassau County Provisions–Limits adjustment of Article 18 Current Base Proportions to one percent on 2011 rolls S.5002 Martins Passed Senate 6/14 Signed 7/20 Ch. 164
A.6462 Weisenberg Passed Assembly 5/9
Nassau Co. Provisions–Long Beach, Glen Cove, & AAU Villages, allows one percent limit on Art.19 CBP adjustments on '11 rolls S.4647-a Martins Passed Senate 5/11 Signed 6/1 Ch. 36
A.6461-b Weisenberg Passed Assembly 5/9
New York City Provisions–Class II Abatements, Allows unit owners to have access to copies of filed applications (RPTL 467-a) S.397 Krueger Passed Senate 4/12 Signed 8/17 Ch. 453
A.1777 Rosenthal Passed Assembly 6/16
New York City Provisions–Housing, Extends Single Room Occupancy (SRO) benefits through 2015 (RPTL 488-a) S.3896 Golden Passed Senate 6/22 Signed 7/18 Ch. 140
A.6319 Linares Passed Assembly 5/3
New York City provisions–Limits the change in current base proportions to 2.5% for fiscal year 2012 S.5717 Golden Passed Senate 6/23 Signed 9/23 Ch. 541
A.8286 Farrell Passed Assembly 6/17
New York City provisions–United Nations reuse and consolidation project, including exemption related amendments (see Bill Sec. 9) S.5706-a Rules Passed Senate 6/17 Signed 7/15 Ch. 137
A.8305-a Kavanagh Passed Assembly 6/17
Orange County IDA–PILOTS in T. of Chester require approval of Town Supervisor and Town Board (amds GML 912)  S.5666 Larkin  Passed Senate 6/23 Vetoed 9/23Veto Message #55
A.3146 Calhoun Passed Assembly 6/22
Syracuse Regional Airport Authority–creates a new public authority, with real property tax exemption and PILOTs S.3250-a DeFrancisco Passed Senate 5/25 Signed 8/17 Ch. 463
A.2166-a Magnarelli Passed Assembly 6/6
Tax Collection–Installment Payments in certain School Districts, Authorizes flexibility about the share of each payment required S.3110 DeFrancisco Passed Senate 5/23 Signed 9/23 Ch. 551
A.6719 Magnarelli Passed Assembly 6/1
Tax Refund Authorization–allows Bay Park Fire District to refund a portion of existing capital reserve funds to taxpayers (Nassau Co.) S.2131 Skelos Passed Senate 4/12 Signed 6/8 Ch. 48
A.2402 Weisenberg Passed Assembly 5/23
Taxable State land related–Central Pine Barrens territory expanded to include certain lands in the Carmens River watershed S.5663 LaValle Passed Senate 6/17 Signed 9/23 Ch. 538
A.8265 Sweeney Passed Assembly 6/16
T. of Southampton–Authorizes payments to certain taxing districts from community preservation funds for exempt lands, w/ DTF role S.3036 LaValle Passed Senate 6/14 Signed 8/3 Ch. 330
A.4766 Thiele Passed Assembly 6/16
Village of Haverstraw–Authorizes non-resident assessor provided they reside in Rockland, Westchester, Orange, or Putnam Cos. S.5638 Carlucci Passed Senate 6/15 Signed 7/15 Ch. 128
A.2930-a Zebrowski Passed Assembly 6/1
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