NY State Senate Bill 2025-S4325

Senate Bill S4325

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive property tax exemption

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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Feb 04, 2025	referred to local government

2025-S4325 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Taxation

2025-S4325 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Powell House, in the village of Farmingdale, county of Nassau, to apply for and receive a retroactive property tax exemption with respect to the 2024-2025 school tax assessment rolls and the 2025 general tax assessment roll.

2025-S4325 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4325

SPONSOR: RHOADS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing the county of Nassau assessor to accept an applica-
tion for a real property tax exemption from Powell House

 
PURPOSE:

Authorizing the county of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a
real property tax exemption from Powell House.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
the assessor of the county of Nassau is herby authorized to accept from
Powell House an application for exemption from real property taxes
pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law with respect to
the 2004 and 2005 assessment rolls for a portion of the 2024-2025 school
taxes and a portion of the 2025 general taxes fort he parcel conveyed to
such organization located at 33 Merritts Road, Village of Farmingdale,

town of Oyster Bay, county of Nassau, otherwise known as Nassau county
parcel ID section 49, block 22, lot 18. If accepted, the application
shall be reviewed as if it has been received on or before the taxable
status date established for such roll.

Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The 1700's home of Thomas Powell. Powell had secured the land from
Native American tribes in 1965 as part of the Bethpage Purchase. This is
one of the oldest houses in Nassau County. The home has some of its
earliest elements such as the original stone foundation and old timber
beams that supported the original basement floor. A set of iron keys
shows the treasure that Powell House is. It's historical significance
and importance to the community prompted it purchase and preservation by
the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S4325 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4325
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT authorizing the county of Nassau assessor to accept  an  applica-
   tion for a real property tax exemption from Powell House
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 the assessor of the county of Nassau is hereby authorized to accept from
 Powell House an application  for  exemption  from  real  property  taxes
 pursuant  to  section 420-a of the real property tax law with respect to
 the 2024 and 2025 assessment rolls for a portion of the 2024-2025 school
 taxes and a portion of the 2025 general taxes for the parcel conveyed to
 such organization located at 33 Merritts Road, village  of  Farmingdale,
 town  of  Oyster Bay, county of Nassau, otherwise known as Nassau county
 parcel ID section 49, block 22, lot 18.  If  accepted,  the  application
 shall  be  reviewed  as if it had been received on or before the taxable
 status date established for such roll.
   If satisfied that such organization would  otherwise  be  entitled  to
 such  exemption  if  such  organization  had  filed  an  application for
 exemption by the appropriate taxable status  date,  the  assessor,  upon
 approval   by  the  Nassau  county  legislature,  may  make  appropriate
 correction to the subject rolls. If such exemption is granted  and  such
 organization,  therefore,  shall  have  paid any tax with respect to the
 subject rolls, the applicable governing body or tax department  may,  in
 its  sole  discretion,  provide  for  the refund of those taxes paid and
 cancel those  taxes,  fines,  penalties,  liens  or  interest  remaining
 unpaid.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08668-01-5

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