Senate Bill S5607

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for a taxpayer assistance authorization for households in the county of Schenectady

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S5607 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5346
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation

2023-S5607 - Summary

Provides for a taxpayer assistance authorization for households in the county of Schenectady; provides for a $250 rebate for property owners in Schenectady county with a qualifying STAR exemption or school tax relief credit.

2023-S5607 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5607 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5607
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT providing for a taxpayer assistance authorization for  households
   in the county of Schenectady
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Taxpayer assistance authorization for the county  of  Sche-
 nectady.  1. Generally. a. Notwithstanding any provision of any general,
 special or local law to the contrary, the county of Schenectady is here-
 by authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws in  accordance
 with this section to grant a taxpayer assistance payment to all eligible
 households  within  the  geographic  limits of the county for the county
 fiscal year 2023 in an amount not to exceed two hundred  fifty  dollars.
 No  such  local  law  may  be  adopted unless, as originally adopted, it
 authorizes such payment to be made in accordance with this section.  Any
 payment authorized by local law in accordance with this section shall be
 paid in the county fiscal year in which this authorization is granted.
   b. Such tax assistance payment shall be paid to a property owner with-
 in the geographic limits of the county of Schenectady who has a qualify-
 ing  basic  STAR or enhanced STAR exemption on his or her property under
 section 425 of the real property tax law.
   2. Eligibility requirements. a. To qualify for the rebate pursuant  to
 subdivision  one of this section the resident must have lived within the
 county of Schenectady and been an owner with a qualifying basic STAR  or
 enhanced STAR exemption on December 31, 2022.
   b.  The  recipient  of  such  tax  assistance  payment shall not be in
 arrears in the payment of taxes, charges or assessments due and owing to
 the county.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08780-03-3

2023-S5607A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5346
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation

2023-S5607A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a taxpayer assistance authorization for households in the county of Schenectady; provides for a $250 rebate for property owners in Schenectady county with a qualifying STAR exemption or school tax relief credit.

2023-S5607A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5607A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5607--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT providing for a taxpayer assistance authorization for  households
   in the county of Schenectady

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Taxpayer assistance authorization for the county  of  Sche-
 nectady.  1. Generally. a. Notwithstanding any provision of any general,
 special or local law to the contrary, the county of Schenectady is here-
 by authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws in  accordance
 with this section to grant a taxpayer assistance payment to all eligible
 households  within  the  geographic  limits of the county for the county
 fiscal year 2023 in an amount not to exceed two hundred  fifty  dollars.
 No  such  local  law  may  be  adopted unless, as originally adopted, it
 authorizes such payment to be made in accordance with this section.  Any
 payment authorized by local law in accordance with this section shall be
 paid in the county fiscal year in which this authorization is granted.
   b. Such tax assistance payment shall be paid to a property owner with-
 in  the geographic limits of the county of Schenectady with a qualifying
 STAR exemption authorized by section 425 of the real property tax law or
 the school tax relief credit authorized by subsection (eee)  of  section
 606 of the tax law.
   2.  Eligibility requirements. a. To qualify for the rebate pursuant to
 subdivision one of this section the resident must have lived within  the
 county of Schenectady and been an owner of real property with a qualify-
 ing  STAR  exemption  authorized by section 425 of the real property tax
 law or the school tax relief credit authorized by  subsection  (eee)  of
 section 606 of the tax law on December 31, 2022.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08780-05-3
 S. 5607--A                          2

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