What's happening
This bill allows a 90-day extension for property tax payments by furloughed or non-pay federal employees and their partners during federal government shutdowns.
Why it matters
Provides direct financial relief to federal employees and their families. who experience sudden income loss during government shutdowns, helping them avoid additional penalties and interest on overdue property taxes.
Requires municipalities to opt in by passing a local resolution. , meaning the benefit isn’t automatic statewide and residents will need to check if their locality has enacted the extension.
Mandates documentation of furlough or non-pay status. , ensuring the extension is targeted specifically to those genuinely affected by federal funding lapses and not broadly available.
Temporary and time-limited measure. (expires June 1, 2020), signaling its use as an emergency tool for specific shutdown events rather than a permanent change to tax law.
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Pause Property Taxes for Furloughed
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Sponsors
59 Co-sponsors
- Sandy Galef
- Peter Abbate
- Thomas Abinanti
- Carmen E. Arroyo
- Brian Barnwell
- Didi Barrett
- Harry B. Bronson
- David Buchwald
- Patrick Burke
- Marianne Buttenschon
- Kevin Cahill
- Michael DenDekker
- Inez E. Dickens
- Erik Dilan
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Anthony D'Urso
- Steven Englebright
- Patricia Fahy
- Charles Fall
- Mathylde Frontus
- Judy Griffin
- Jonathan Jacobson
- Billy Jones
- Charles Lavine
- Joseph Lentol
- Donna Lupardo
- Walter T. Mosley
- Steven Otis
- Amy Paulin
- Victor M. Pichardo
- Philip Ramos
- Linda Rosenthal
- Nader Sayegh
- Rebecca Seawright
- Michaelle C. Solages
- Phil Steck
- Steve Stern
- Albert A. Stirpe
- Fred Thiele
- Helene Weinstein
- Carrie Woerner
- N. Nick Perry
- Nily Rozic
- William Colton
- Felix Ortiz
- Aravella Simotas
- Ellen C. Jaffee
- Colin Schmitt
- Mike LiPetri
- Monica P. Wallace
- David Weprin
- Kevin M. Byrne
- David McDonough
- Michael Montesano
- Richard Gottfried
- Jo Anne Simon
- Edward Ra
- Michael Blake
- Andrew Raia
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.9
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- 3rd reading cal.38
- Substituted for S1675
- Referred to local government
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.11
- Rules report cal.11
- Reported
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- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to ways and means
Companion bill
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Delay Property Taxes for Furloughed
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor James Skoufis
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STATE OF NEW YORK
881
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing a temporary extension for payment of real property taxes owed by a person who has been either a furloughed or designated non-pay federal employee due to a period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations by the federal government, or by the spouse or domestic partner of such person; and to provide for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section 925-e to read as follows:
§ 925-e. Furloughed or non-pay federal workers; temporary extension. Notwithstanding any other provision of law which relates to the collection of real property tax owed to a municipal corporation or to the imposition of penalties or interest therefor for a late payment owed by a person who has been either a furloughed or designated non-pay federal employee due to a period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations by the federal government, or by the spouse or domestic partner of such person, for real property of a person so furloughed or designated non-pay, any deadline with respect to the payment of such real property tax shall be extended for a period of ninety days after the end of such lapse in discretionary appropriations by the federal government if such municipal corporation has passed a local resolution authorizing such extension. A municipal corporation shall require documentation by a person requesting an extension demonstrating that they have been furloughed or designated non-pay as a result of a period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations by the federal government.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deem repealed on June 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07574-02-9
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