What's happening
This bill limits annual property tax shifts between classes in Clarkstown, Rockland County to no more than a 1% increase per year.
Why it matters
Caps annual property tax shifts between property classes at 1%. , creating predictability for taxpayers and preventing sudden large tax increases for any single class (such as residential, commercial, or industrial properties).
Requires local government action. the limitation only applies if Clarkstown passes a local law, ordinance, or resolution, giving local officials and residents direct control over whether the cap is implemented.
Could affect school, municipal, and county budgeting. by restricting how much tax burden can be redistributed among property classes, possibly stabilizing budgets for some while limiting flexibility for others.
Aims to prevent disproportionate tax hikes. on specific property owners from year to year, which could be especially important for homeowners or small businesses facing unpredictable tax burdens.
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Cap Tax Shift in Clarkstown
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History
- Signed chap.156
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.548
- Substituted for A7513A
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1811
- Print number 6430a
- Amend and recommit to rules
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- Reported and committed to rules
- Referred to local government
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Limit Tax Shifts in Clarkstown
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Kenneth Zebrowski
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6430--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 18, 2017
Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 1903 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (xviii) to read as follows:
(xviii) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in an approved assessing unit in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland and for current base proportions to be determined by taxes based on such approved assessing unit's two thousand seventeen--two thousand eighteen assessment roll, the current base proportion of any class shall not exceed the adjusted base proportion or adjusted proportion, whichever is appropriate, of the immediately preceding year, by more than one percent, provided that such approved assessing unit has passed a local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor. Where the computation of current base proportions would otherwise produce such result, the current base proportion of such class or classes shall be limited to such one percent increase and the legislative body of such approved assessing unit shall alter the current base proportion of either class so that the sum of the current base proportions equals one.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Title of bill
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to limiting the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Clarkstown, county of Rockland
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would limit shifts between homestead and non-homestead property classes of no more than one percent per year.
Summary of provisions
Section one of the bill amends section 1903 of the real property tax law as it relates to limiting the shift between classes of taxable property to one percent in the Town of Clarkstown.
Section two of the bill relates to the effective date.
Justification
Municipalities that have classes of taxable property (homestead/nonhomestead) are often faced with drastic fluctuations in shifts between the two classes of taxable property. Current law limits those shifts at 5% but this bill would restrict the shift in the Town of Clarkstown to no more than 1%; creating stability in the tax base from year to year.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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