Assembly Bill A5730

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes a mandatory referendum where a legislative body of a local government is amending or adopting local laws relating to an increase in taxes pursuant to state authority

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A5730 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Municipal Home Rule Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Munic Home R L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9399
2011-2012: A2913
2013-2014: A5734
2015-2016: A5066
2017-2018: A3886

2019-A5730 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a mandatory referendum where a legislative body of a local government is amending or adopting local laws relating to an increase in taxes pursuant to state authority.

2019-A5730 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5730
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to  authorizing
   a  mandatory referendum where a legislative body of a local government
   is amending or adopting local laws relating to the increase  of  taxes
   pursuant to state legislative authority

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 23 of the municipal home rule  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph l to read as follows:
   L.  IN  THE  CASE  WHERE  A  LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A GIVEN UNIT OF LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT IS GRANTED SPECIAL AUTHORITY  BY  THE  STATE  LEGISLATURE  TO
 AMEND  OR  ADOPT  LOCAL  LAWS  RELATING TO THE INCREASE OF TAXES, FINES,
 FEES, OR SURCHARGES AS A FUNCTION OF A HOME RULE  REQUEST  MADE  TO  THE
 STATE LEGISLATURE BY SAID LEGISLATIVE BODY.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
 pending amendments or adoptions to local laws relating to  the  increase
 of taxes, fines, fees, or surcharges.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09420-01-9

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