Assembly Bill A7937

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Exempts certain not-for-profit corporations from the real estate transfer tax if such conveyance is for the purpose of providing food for free to persons experiencing food insecurity

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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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2021-A7937 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7076
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1449-ee, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3072, S4802

2021-A7937 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain not-for-profit corporations from the real estate transfer tax if such conveyance is to a food relief organization for the purpose of providing food for free to persons experiencing food insecurity.

2021-A7937 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7937
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. J. A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting  certain  not-for-
   profit  corporations from the real estate transfer tax if such convey-
   ance is for the purpose of providing food for free to persons  experi-
   encing food insecurity

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1449-ee of the tax law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION, A TOWN
 MAY,  BY  LOCAL  LAW,  PROVIDE  AN EXEMPTION FOR CONVEYANCES TO ANY FOOD
 RELIEF ORGANIZATION. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A  "FOOD
 RELIEF  ORGANIZATION"  SHALL  MEAN A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR ANY OTHER
 TAX EXEMPT CORPORATION,  INCORPORATED  PURSUANT  TO  THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 CORPORATION  LAW,  THAT  PROVIDES  FOOD FOR FREE TO PERSONS EXPERIENCING
 FOOD INSECURITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A FOOD PANTRY, FOOD  BANK,
 OR SOUP KITCHEN.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 1449-ee of the tax law made by section one  of
 this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed
 repealed therewith.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11599-03-1

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