NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5522

Senate Bill S5522

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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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 25, 2019	vetoed memo.166
Nov 19, 2019	delivered to governor
Jun 19, 2019	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.458 substituted for a7441a
Jun 17, 2019	referred to ways and means returned to assembly repassed senate
Jun 14, 2019	amended on third reading 5522a
Jun 14, 2019	vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly
Jun 05, 2019	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1195 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 03, 2019	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 17, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S5522
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 17, 2019
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
  Jun 5, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S5522
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 5, 2019
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
  Jun 5, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5522
  
  18
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2019
      
      aye (18)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Little

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2019-S5522 - Details

Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S7857
2023-2024: S3508

2019-S5522 - 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-S5522 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5522

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  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

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to study the problem of double library taxa-
tion statewide and develop recommendations to address it.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  This bill directs the state education depart-
ment to conduct a study of the frequency of residents who are being
assessed library taxes for more than one library district. The study
will include:

*The estimated number of residents paying for more than one district and
how much they are paying;

  *The  economic  impact on library districts that would result if resi-
dents were prohibited from being assessed for more  than  one  district;
and

*Ways the economic impact upon library districts could be minimized.

A  report with the results of the study is due to the Governor and lead-
ers of the Assembly and Senate by December 31, 2020.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are three types of library districts: those based  upon  municipal
boundaries;  those  based  on school district boundaries; and those with
special/legislative boundaries. Many residents throughout the state  pay
twice  for  the  same library service by living in areas where a munici-
pality's library district overlaps with a  school  district's  boundary.
There  have been numerous legislative attempts to solve this problem but
none have been enacted. By analyzing the scope of the  problem  and  its
potential economic impacts, this bill would pave the way for a statewide
solution to the problem.

Double  library  taxation  is  an  inherently unfair situation for those
residents who, by no fault of their own,  live  in  overlapping  library
districts.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: A11105

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal cost to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The  act  takes  effect immediately and is deemed repealed as of January
31, 2021.

2019-S5522 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5522
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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

2019-S5522A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S7857
2023-2024: S3508

2019-S5522A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S5522A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5522A

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to study the problem of double library taxa-
tion statewide and develop recommendations to address it.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill directs the state education department to conduct a study of
the frequency of residents who are being assessed library taxes for more
than one library district. The study will include:

- The estimated number of residents paying for more than one district

and how much they are paying;

- The economic impact on library districts that would result if resi-
dents were prohibited from being assessed for more than one district;
and

- Ways the economic impact upon library districts could be minimized.  A
report with the results of the study is due to the Governor and leaders
of the Assembly and Senate by December 31, 2020.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are three types of library districts: those based upon municipal
boundaries; those based on school district boundaries; and those with
special/legislative boundaries. Many residents throughout the state pay
twice for the same library service by living in areas where a munici-
pality's library district overlaps with a school district's boundary.
There have been numerous legislative attempts to solve this problem but
none have been enacted. By analyzing the scope of the problem and its
potential economic impacts, this bill would pave the way for a statewide
solution to the problem.

Double library taxation is an inherently unfair situation for those
residents who, by no fault of their own, live in overlapping library
districts.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION:

The amended version excludes from the study any library districts wholly
contained within another library district.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: A11015

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal cost to the state.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed as of January
31, 2021.

2019-S5522A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5522--A
     Cal. No. 1195
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
   discharged  and  said  bill  committed  to  the  Committee on Rules --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  a  third  reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 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.
                                                            LBD00566-04-9

 S. 5522--A                          2
 
   § 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.

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