Senate Bill S1019

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes limits upon local government tax levies

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee


  • 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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2023-S1019 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1269
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-c, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9610
2017-2018: A2953
2019-2020: A6624
2021-2022: S8230, A3270

2023-S1019 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes limits upon local government tax levies.

2023-S1019 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1019 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1019
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation  to  establishing
   limits upon local government tax levies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (h) of subdivision 2 of section  3-c  of
 the general municipal law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97
 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   (e)  "Local  government"  means  a  county,  city, town, village, fire
 district, or special district including but not limited  to  a  district
 created  pursuant  to article twelve or twelve-A, or governed by article
 thirteen of the town law, or created pursuant to article five-A,  five-B
 or  five-D  of the county law, [chapter five hundred sixteen of the laws
 of nineteen hundred twenty-eight,] or chapter two hundred  seventy-three
 of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred thirty-nine, and shall include town
 improvements provided pursuant to articles three-A and twelve-C  of  the
 town  law  but  shall  not  include the city of New York or the counties
 contained therein OR SPECIAL DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
 NINETEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (h)  "Tax"  or  "taxes"  shall  include (i) a charge imposed upon real
 property by or on behalf of a county,  city,  town,  village  or  school
 district  for municipal or school district purposes, and (ii) special ad
 valorem levies and special assessments as defined in subdivisions  four-
 teen and fifteen of section one hundred two of the real property tax law
 BUT  NOT  INCLUDING AD VALOREM LEVIES AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AUTHORIZED
 TO BE ESTABLISHED AND IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED  EIGHTY-J
 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (iv) of paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section
 3-c of the general municipal law, as added by section 1  of  part  A  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02646-01-3
 S. 1019                             2
              

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