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A8262Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS6257

Refund Tax Penalties Mount Pleasant

Official title

“Authorizes the comptroller of the town of Mount Pleasant to refund fees, fines, penalties and interest to certain real property taxpayers”

Sponsor Thomas AbinantiAD-92Affects Local Government
Status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Impact
3/10
Low
Outcome
Companion signed

Bill progress

Signed via S6257

What's happening

This bill allows Mount Pleasant's comptroller to refund certain 2019 property tax fees, fines, and interest due to USPS delivery failures.

Why it matters

  1. Addresses fairness for property owners. By allowing refunds of fees, fines, penalties, and interest caused specifically by USPS delivery failures, the bill aims to protect residents from being unfairly penalized for circumstances beyond their control.

  2. Sets limits to prevent abuse. Refunds are only available for charges that accrued up to June 30, 2019, ensuring the measure is targeted at the immediate aftermath of the mail delivery issue and not used as a blanket waiver for late payments.

  3. Requires local oversight. The measure puts the decision in the hands of the Mount Pleasant town board and comptroller, adding a layer of local review and accountability to each refund application, rather than making it an automatic process.

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Who cares

  • Mount Pleasant property owners affected by undelivered tax bills

    Owners who missed the April 30, 2019 deadline for county and town taxes because the United States Postal Service failed to deliver their bills could apply for refunds of fees, fines, penalties and interest, subject to the bill’s interest cutoff.

  • Mount Pleasant town comptroller

    The comptroller would determine the refund application process and could issue refunds with town board approval, with no interest refunded for charges occurring after June 30, 2019.

  • Mount Pleasant town board

    The board would have approval authority over refunds to eligible property owners.

Headline styles

Refund Tax Penalties Mount Pleasant

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Thomas Abinanti

Assembly Member · Assembly District 92

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Substituted by S6257A
  2. Rules report cal.665
  3. Reported
  4. Reported referred to rules
  5. Reported referred to ways and means
  6. Print number 8262a
  7. Amend (t) and recommit to local governments
  8. Referred to local governments

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S6257Senate

Refund Mount Pleasant Tax Penalties

Signed by Governor · Sponsor Pete Harckham

Impact 3 · LowSigned into law

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

8262--A

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

June 11, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT in relation to authorizing the comptroller of the town of Mount Pleasant to refund fees, fines, penalties and interest to certain real property taxpayers

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the comptroller of the town of Mount Pleasant, county of Westchester, may, upon approval by the Mount Pleasant town board, refund any fees, fines, penalties, and interest accrued on real property taxes owed by any owner of real property located within such town who failed to pay 2019 county and town taxes on or before April 30, 2019 due to a failure by the United States Postal Service to deliver real property tax bills for such taxes to such owners. Any owner of real property who failed to receive a real property tax bill may apply for a refund pursuant to this act to the comptroller of the town of Mount Pleasant in a manner and form to be determined by such comptroller, provided that no interest shall be refunded for fees, fines, penalties and interest occurring after June 30, 2019.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD13084-03-9

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