Senate Bill S3978

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the New York state home ownership savings plan and creating a property tax exemption related thereto

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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-S3978 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7218
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §97-j, St Fin L; add §421-o, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6642
2017-2018: S3399
2019-2020: S4993
2021-2022: S4950
2023-2024: S5224

2015-S3978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating the New York state home ownership savings plan and creating a property tax exemption related thereto.

2015-S3978 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3978

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the real property tax law,  in
  relation  to  creating  the New York state home ownership savings plan
  and creating a property tax exemption relating thereto

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

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
state home ownership savings plan".
  S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-j  to
read as follows:
  S  97-J.  1.  THE PURPOSE OF THE NEW YORK STATE HOME OWNERSHIP SAVINGS
PLAN IS TO ATTRACT INDIVIDUALS TO RESIDE AND  REMAIN  IN  THE  STATE  BY
AUTHORIZING  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  HOME OWNERSHIP SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND
PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACCOUNTS  IN  ORDER  TO
ENABLE  INDIVIDUALS  AND  COUPLES  TO RECEIVE A REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT TO
HELP THEM SAVE TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A FIRST HOME IN NEW YORK STATE.
  2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "ASSETS OF THE PLAN" MEANS ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE INTO  THE  PLAN,
ANY  TRANSFERS  MADE  INTO  THE  PLAN  UNDER THIS SECTION AND ALL INCOME
EARNED THEREFROM AND ON ASSETS SUBSTITUTED THEREFOR, WHETHER OR NOT  THE
ASSETS OF THE PLAN ARE IN THE FORM OF QUALIFIED INVESTMENTS.
  (B)  "COUPLE"  MEANS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COHABITED FOR A PERIOD OF AT
LEAST FIVE YEARS IN A CONJUGAL RELATIONSHIP REGARDLESS OF  WHETHER  THEY
ARE MARRIED.
  (C) "COMPTROLLER" MEANS THE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
  (D)  "CONTRIBUTION" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO
A FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION AS A PAYMENT  INTO  A  HOME  OWNERSHIP  SAVINGS
PLAN.
  (E)  "FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION" MEANS A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AUTHORIZED
TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND (I) WHICH IS  AN  AUTHORIZED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06708-01-5
              

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