Senate Bill S1144

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to promulgate a uniform assessment code

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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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2015-S1144 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, add §303, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S254
2011-2012: S550
2013-2014: S1355
2017-2018: S2612

2015-S1144 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to promulgate a uniform assessment code.

2015-S1144 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1144

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LITTLE,  LARKIN, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
  Government

AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to directing the
  commissioner of taxation and finance to establish a uniform assessment
  code

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraphs  (m),  (n),  (o)  and  (p) of subdivision 1 of
section 202 of the real property tax law, as amended  by  section  6  of
part  W  of  chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, are amended and a new para-
graph (q) is added to read as follows:
  (m) Exercise and perform such  other  powers  and  duties  as  may  be
conferred or imposed on him or her by law[.];
  (n)  Monitor  the  quality of local assessment practices by individual
assessing units[.];
  (o) Impose, collect and receive such charges or fees as may be author-
ized by statute[.];
  (p) Promulgate rules and regulations for the ascertainment and report-
ing of "assessment record billing  owner"  information,  as  defined  in
section  one  hundred three of the eminent domain procedure law, for the
purposes of the administration of such law[.];
  (Q) PROMULGATE A UNIFORM ASSESSMENT CODE.
  S 2. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section  303
to read as follows:
  S  303. UNIFORM ASSESSMENT CODE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN ITS RULES,
PROMULGATE A UNIFORM ASSESSMENT CODE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF REAL  PROPER-
TY.  SUCH  CODE  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, STANDARDS FOR THE
VALUATION OF PROPERTY, MAINTENANCE OF  INFORMATION,  SCHEDULES  FOR  THE
APPRAISALS  OF  PROPERTY  AND  MAINTENANCE OF UNIFORMITY OF ASSESSMENTS.
COUNTIES MAY, IN THEIR DISCRETION, ADOPT SUCH CODE FOR THE CITIES, TOWNS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06250-01-5
              

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