A05332 Summary:
BILL NO | A05332A |
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SAME AS | No Same As |
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SPONSOR | Cymbrowitz |
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COSPNSR | Simanowitz, Miller, Rosenthal, Robinson, Dinowitz, Gottfried, Linares, Seawright, Barron |
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MLTSPNSR | Abbate, Giglio, Perry |
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Amd §467-b, RPT L | |
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Relates to outreach, status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities. |
A05332 Actions:
BILL NO | A05332A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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02/18/2015 | referred to aging | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/27/2015 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/19/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/21/2015 | advanced to third reading cal.417 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/27/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/27/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/27/2015 | REFERRED TO AGING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | ordered to third reading cal.206 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/12/2016 | committed to aging | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/25/2016 | amend and recommit to aging | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/25/2016 | print number 5332a |
A05332 Committee Votes:
Go to topA05332 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
ER
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
ER
Montesano
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
ER
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A05332 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5332--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 18, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, SIMANOWITZ, MILLER, ROSENTHAL, ROBIN- SON, DINOWITZ, GOLDFEDER, GOTTFRIED, LINARES, SEAWRIGHT, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, GIGLIO, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging -- ordered to a third reading -- committed to the Committee on Aging in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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 outreach, status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program for rent- controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 467-b of the real property tax law is amended by 2 adding three new subdivisions 11, 12 and 13 to read as follows: 3 11. An entity that administers the tax abatement program pursuant to 4 this section shall implement and administer a program that develops 5 outreach initiatives to identify individuals who meet the eligibility 6 criteria for the tax abatement program who are not participating in the 7 program and ensure that they have information regarding the tax abate- 8 ment program. Such outreach program may include, but shall not be 9 limited to, mailings, advertisements, public service announcements, 10 literature dissemination, internet technology, social media, community 11 outreach, and partnerships with other municipal entities and agencies. 12 An entity that administers the tax abatement program may consult with 13 any other person or entity deemed pertinent to develop the outreach 14 initiative. 15 12. Any municipality that adopts a local law, resolution, or ordinance 16 pursuant to subdivision two of this section shall develop a program to 17 allow applicants and participants to ascertain the status of any tax 18 abatement or the status of any form that has been filed by such appli- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09157-02-6A. 5332--A 2 1 cant or participant on the applicant or participant's behalf pursuant to 2 this section. Such program shall include provisions to ensure that 3 applicants and participants whose primary language is not English, who 4 may have communication restrictions due to partial or total blindness, 5 deafness, speech impediment, or cognitive impairment, and/or who lack 6 access to the internet may ascertain such status. 7 13. a. Within ten days of receiving any form for application, renewal, 8 or adjustment of abatement for the tax abatement program, a letter 9 acknowledging receipt of such form shall be sent to the applicant. Such 10 letter shall include the date the form was received. 11 b. Within thirty days of the receipt of an application or renewal 12 application from an applicant, the entity that administers the tax 13 abatement program shall approve the application or renewal application 14 for the tax abatement program, deny the application or renewal applica- 15 tion for the tax abatement program, or request further information or 16 documentation from the applicant. If a request is made for further 17 information or documentation, the entity that administers the tax abate- 18 ment program shall have fifteen days after such information or documen- 19 tation requested is received by the entity to either approve or deny the 20 application or renewal application. 21 c. Within thirty days of the receipt of any form other than an appli- 22 cation or renewal application form from an applicant, the entity that 23 administers the program shall act on such form. 24 d. Within ten days of approving or rejecting an application or renewal 25 application pursuant to paragraph b of this subdivision or acting upon 26 any other form pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivision, a written 27 notification shall be sent to the individual who made such application 28 or renewal application or sent such form. Such written notification 29 shall include the action taken by the entity administering the tax 30 abatement program, the date such action was taken, what recourse is 31 available should the individual be dissatisfied with such action, and 32 how to pursue the recourse available. 33 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that 34 the amendments to section 467-b of the real property tax law made by 35 section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section 36 and shall be deemed to expire therewith.