Senate Bill S132

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to waiving school taxes by a town, city, or county industrial development agency

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Archive: Last 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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2025-S132 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §889, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8395
2023-2024: S89

2025-S132 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a town, city, or county industrial development agency from waiving taxes which would be received by a school district.

2025-S132 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    132
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RYAN S, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS
   -- 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 waiving school
   taxes by a town, city, or county industrial development agency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 889 to read as follows:
   § 889.  SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY AGENCY.
 A TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY AGENCY SHALL NOT ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS REQUIRING
 PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES OR WAIVE ANY OTHER TAX WHERE SUCH TAX WOULD  BE
 RECEIVED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00416-01-5

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