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S08978 Summary:
BILL NO | S08978A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A09964-A |
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SPONSOR | RYAN |
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COSPNSR | |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add §431, RPT L | |
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Provides an exemption for certain fiber optic cable assessments in Erie county. |
S08978 Actions:
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04/04/2024 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/28/2024 | COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/28/2024 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1519 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/03/2024 | AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 8978A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/06/2024 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/06/2024 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/06/2024 | referred to real property taxation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/07/2024 | substituted for a9964a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/07/2024 | ordered to third reading rules cal.643 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/07/2024 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/07/2024 | returned to senate |
S08978 Committee Votes:
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Alvarez
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Byrnes
Yes
Fall
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Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Anderson
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Carroll
Yes
Fitzpatrick
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Kim
No
Palmesano
Yes
Slater
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
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Flood
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Lavine
ER
Paulin
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Smith
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Ardila
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Chang
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Forrest
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Lee
ER
Peoples-Stokes
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Smullen
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Aubry
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Clark
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Friend
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Lemondes
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Pheffer Amato
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Solages
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Barclay
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Colton
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Gallagher
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Levenberg
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Pirozzolo
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Steck
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Barrett
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Conrad
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Gallahan
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Lucas
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Pretlow
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Stern
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Beephan
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
No
Ra
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Stirpe
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Bendett
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Cruz
Yes
Gibbs
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Lupardo
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Raga
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Tague
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Benedetto
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Cunningham
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Giglio JA
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Magnarelli
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Rajkumar
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Tannousis
ER
Berger
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Curran
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Giglio JM
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Maher
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Ramos
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Tapia
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Bichotte Hermel
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Dais
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Glick
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Mamdani
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Reilly
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Taylor
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Blankenbush
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Darling
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Gonzalez-Rojas
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Manktelow
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Reyes
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Thiele
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Blumencranz
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Davila
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Goodell
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McDonald
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Rivera
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Vanel
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Bores
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De Los Santos
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Gray
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McDonough
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Rosenthal
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Walker
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Brabenec
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DeStefano
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Gunther
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McGowan
ER
Rozic
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Wallace
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Braunstein
ER
Dickens
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Hawley
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McMahon
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Santabarbara
No
Walsh
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Bronson
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Dilan
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Hevesi
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Meeks
Yes
Sayegh
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Weinstein
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Brook-Krasny
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Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
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Mikulin
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Seawright
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Weprin
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Brown EA
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DiPietro
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Hyndman
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Miller
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Septimo
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Williams
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Brown K
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Durso
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Jackson
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Mitaynes
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Shimsky
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Woerner
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Burdick
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Eachus
Yes
Jacobson
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Morinello
Yes
Shrestha
Yes
Zaccaro
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Burgos
ER
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Norris
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Burke
Yes ‡
Epstein
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Novakhov
Yes
Simon
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jones
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Simone
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S08978 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8978--A Cal. No. 1519 IN SENATE April 4, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain- ing its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing an exemption against certain fiber optic cable assessments for municipal fiber optic broadband companies in Erie county; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new 2 section 431 to read as follows: 3 § 431. Fiber optic cable in Erie county. 1. For the purposes of this 4 section the following terms shall have the following meanings: 5 (a) "Municipal fiber optic broadband company" shall mean a local 6 authority as defined in section two of the public authorities law or a 7 municipal corporation as defined in section two of the general municipal 8 law engaged in the construction, operation, marketing and sale of fiber 9 optic broadband infrastructure and services and located in Erie county. 10 (b) "Municipal fiber optic network" shall mean municipal fiber optic 11 cable and infrastructure owned by a municipal fiber optic broadband 12 company. 13 (c) "Municipal fiber optic cable and infrastructure" shall mean fiber 14 optic cable and related equipment which is owned and installed by or 15 caused to be installed by a municipal fiber optic broadband company to 16 transmit, or facilitate the transmission, of broadband data, applica- 17 tions, and services to end users located in Erie county. 18 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all 19 municipal fiber optic networks and municipal fiber optic cable and 20 infrastructure owned by a municipal fiber optic broadband company, 21 whether located on public or private property, and installed for the 22 purpose of distributing broadband technology and services, shall be 23 exempt from real property taxes, levies and assessments. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15076-02-4S. 8978--A 2 1 3. In any contracting for the construction, operation, and management 2 of a municipal fiber optic network, the municipal broadband company 3 shall prioritize applicants that have and commit to maintaining high 4 standards of workplace safety practices, training, certification or 5 licensure for all relevant workers, and compliance with state and feder- 6 al workplace protections; ensure that persons, companies, or entities 7 seeking to contract with the municipal broadband company demonstrate 8 suitable fiscal, technical, operational, and management capabilities; 9 ensure that applicants for funding provide certifications as to compli- 10 ance with relevant safety standards, including the National Electrical 11 Safety Code; ensure that applicants for funding provide certifications 12 as to compliance with relevant workplace protections as determined by 13 the department of labor including the Occupational Safety and Health 14 Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 15 1964, and New York State labor and employment laws; ensure that appli- 16 cants for funding submit to the municipal broadband company a workforce 17 plan which shall include: (a) information regarding whether the 18 construction workforce will be directly employed or subcontracted and 19 what entity employs the workforce; (b) the anticipated size of the work- 20 force required to carry out the proposed work; (c) a description of 21 plans to maximize use of local or regional workforce; and (d) a 22 description of the expected workforce safety standards and training to 23 ensure the project is completed at a high standard. The municipal broad- 24 band company shall publish workforce plans publicly on its website. 25 4. Municipal fiber optic networks shall be subject to prevailing wage 26 requirements in accordance with article eight of the labor law. 27 5. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate 28 rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this 29 section. 30 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 31 deemed repealed 2 years after such date and shall apply to assessment 32 rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or 33 after such date.