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History
- Substituted by S179
- Rules report cal.396
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to ways and means
Companion bill
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Authorizes the county of Greene to impose an additional mortgage recording tax of 50 cents per $100 of debt
Signed by Governor · Sponsor James L. Seward
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A8723
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the county of Greene to impose an additional mortgage recording tax and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose or general idea of bill
To authorize Greene County to enact a local law imposing a mortgage recording tax.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1- adds a new section 253-x to the tax law authorizing Greene County to enact a mortgage recording tax of fifty cents for each one hundred dollars of debt until December 1, 2012
Section 2- contains the effective date
Justification
Greene County does not currently have a mortgage tax. The Greene County Legislature has requested the introduction of this legislation by Resolution 422-08.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed on and after December 1, 2012.
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