Senate Bill S2815

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the discretion of localities in granting exemptions for certain organizations; repealer

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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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2011-S2815 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§420-a, 420-b, 432, 490 & 492, rpld §430, RPT L; amd §25-309, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4868
2013-2014: S1877
2015-2016: S1377
2017-2018: S992
2019-2020: S2607
2021-2022: S1953

2011-S2815 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the discretion of localities in granting real property tax exemptions to real property owned by a corporation or association which is organized exclusively for purposes related to the moral or mental improvement of men, women or children.

2011-S2815 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2815 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2815

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. BONACIC, LARKIN -- 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 and the administrative code of
  the city of New York, in relation to the discretion of  localities  in
  granting  exemptions  for  certain organizations and to repeal certain
  provisions of the real property tax law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 420-a of the real
property  tax  law,  as  amended  by chapter 920 of the laws of 1981, is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) Real property owned by a corporation or association  organized  or
conducted  exclusively for religious, charitable, hospital, educational,
[or moral or mental improvement of men, women or children purposes,]  or
for  two  or  more  such purposes, and used exclusively for carrying out
thereupon one or more of such purposes either by the owning  corporation
or  association or by another such corporation or association as herein-
after provided shall  be  exempt  from  taxation  as  provided  in  this
section.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 420-b of the real prop-
erty tax law, as added by chapter 919 of the laws of 1981, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a)  Real  property  owned  by  a  corporation or association which is
organized exclusively for  PURPOSES  RELATED  TO  THE  MORAL  OR  MENTAL
IMPROVEMENT OF MEN, WOMEN, OR CHILDREN, OR FOR bible, tract, benevolent,
missionary,  infirmary,  public  playground,  scientific,  literary, bar
association, medical society, library, patriotic or historical purposes,
for the development of good sportsmanship for persons under the  age  of
eighteen years through the conduct of supervised athletic games, for the
enforcement  of laws relating to children or animals, or for two or more
such purposes, and used exclusively for carrying out  thereupon  one  or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02378-01-1
              

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