Assembly Bill A7441A

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to study and to make recommendations regarding the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library district

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S5522 - Vetoed by Governor

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

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2019-A7441 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5522
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11015
2021-2022: A9448, S7857
2023-2024: A4530, S3508

2019-A7441 - Summary

Directs the department of education to study the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library district and to make recommendations to address the double taxation of residents.

2019-A7441 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7441
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of education to study the  frequency  of
   residents  who  are  being  assessed  library  taxes for more than one
   library district and to make recommendations  to  prevent  the  double
   taxation of residents; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education,  in  consultation  with  the
 commissioner  of  taxation and finance, the public libraries and associ-
 ation libraries, shall study the frequency of residents  who  are  being
 assessed library taxes for more than one library district and shall make
 recommendations  to address the double taxation of residents. Such study
 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
   (a) the estimated number of residents who are being  assessed  library
 taxes  for  more  than one library district and the amount of money such
 residents are paying in library taxes to each library;
   (b) the estimated economic impact  on  library  districts  that  would
 result  from prohibiting residents from being assessed library taxes for
 more than one library district; and
   (c) minimizing the economic impact on  library  districts  of  reduced
 revenue  resulting from the prohibition of residents from being assessed
 library taxes for more than one library district.
   § 2. The commissioner of education shall submit a report to the gover-
 nor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem-
 bly on or before December 31, 2020.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed January 31, 2021.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00566-02-9

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2019-A7441A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5522
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11015
2021-2022: A9448, S7857
2023-2024: A4530, S3508

2019-A7441A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of education to study the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more than one library district and to make recommendations to address the double taxation of residents.

2019-A7441A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7441--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education -- reference changed to the Committee  on  Libraries  and
   Education Technology -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways
   and  Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to direct the department of education to study the  frequency  of
   residents  who  are  being  assessed  library  taxes for more than one
   library district and to make recommendations  to  prevent  the  double
   taxation of residents; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education,  in  consultation  with  the
 commissioner  of  taxation and finance, the public libraries and associ-
 ation libraries, shall study the frequency of residents  who  are  being
 assessed library taxes for more than one library district, provided that
 such  study exclude any library district that is wholly contained within
 another library district, and shall make recommendations to address  the
 double  taxation  of  residents.  Such  study  shall include, but not be
 limited to, the following:
   (a) the estimated number of residents who are being  assessed  library
 taxes  for  more  than one library district and the amount of money such
 residents are paying in library taxes to each library;
   (b) the estimated economic impact  on  library  districts  that  would
 result  from prohibiting residents from being assessed library taxes for
 more than one library district; and
   (c) minimizing the economic impact on  library  districts  of  reduced
 revenue  resulting from the prohibition of residents from being assessed
 library taxes for more than one library district.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00566-03-9

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