S 1695 NY Passed Legislature
Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities' annual tax levy
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Summary
The bill authorizes municipalities in Orange County to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs, and fines to their annual tax levy in accordance with state law. This would allow local governments to recover enforcement costs and penalties through the tax levy process when property owners fail to pay housing code violations. The measure provides municipalities with an additional collection mechanism for housing code enforcement costs.
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Official abstract
Authorizes municipalities in the county of Orange to add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs and fines to such municipalities' annual tax levy in accordance with applicable law.
Sponsor (1)
- James Skoufis Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Robert Rolison Republican · cosponsor
Action history (15)
- Jan 13, 2025 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1869 · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 12, 2025 REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT · upper
- May 19, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1242 · upper
- May 20, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 21, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 28, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 28, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 28, 2026 REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION · lower
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