2017 Property tax-related legislation
Passed both Houses in 2017
Final Status
Count = 44
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| 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 |
| 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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