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Directing the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (May 11, 2026) REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

Summary

NY S 265 would direct the State Board of Real Property Tax Services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation—the impact of high percentages of tax-exempt properties on the economic viability of municipalities. The study would examine the percentage of tax-exempt real property in each county and focus on counties where exempt properties represent the highest percentages. For those high-saturation counties, the study would analyze the impact on housing markets, small business growth, job creation, population, tax-exempt organizations, and park land over the previous five years. The study would also examine feasible revisions to tax policies and strategies to support more equitable distribution of real property taxation. The board must submit its findings and recommendations to the governor and legislature within one year.

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Official abstract

Relates to directing the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation.

Sponsor (1)

3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (15)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT · upper
  2. Jan 27, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  3. Jan 27, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.139 · upper
  4. Feb 4, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  5. Feb 4, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  6. Feb 4, 2025 REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION · lower
  7. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  8. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  9. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT · upper
  10. May 5, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.897 · upper
  11. May 6, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  12. May 7, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  13. May 11, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  14. May 11, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  15. May 11, 2026 REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION · lower

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S00265 Summary: BILL NO S00265 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A07647

&nbsp SPONSOR HARCKHAM &nbsp COSPNSR HELMING, HINCHEY, ROLISON &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp

&nbsp Relates to directing the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation.

Go to top S00265 Text:

STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

265

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

(Prefiled)

January 8, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT in relation to directing the state board of real property tax services to conduct a study on real property tax saturation; 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. For purposes of this act, the term "real property tax satu- 2 ration" shall be considered a broad term that encompasses the impact of 3 high percentages of tax exempt real property within a municipality on 4 the overall economic viability of the municipality. 5 § 2. The state board of real property tax services is authorized and 6 directed to conduct a study on real property tax saturation. Such study 7 shall include, but not be limited to: 8 (a) the percentage of real property within each county of the state 9 that is exempt from real property taxation; 10 (b) an examination of each county within the top twentieth percentile 11 of all counties for the highest percentage of real property exempt from 12 taxation, such examination to include the impact of such exempt real 13 property over the five year period preceding the study on: 14 (i) the housing market in such counties, including new construction; 15 (ii) the growth or loss of new small businesses in such counties; 16 (iii) the growth or loss of new jobs in such counties; 17 (iv) the population growth or loss of such counties; 18 (v) the number of tax exempt not-for-profit organizations in such 19 counties; 20 (vi) the percentage of dedicated park land in such counties; 21 (vii) any other information the board deems appropriate;

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00281-01-5

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1 (c) feasible revisions to real property tax policies, procedures and 2 practices that have the potential to reduce the tax burden in properties 3 within such counties that are subject to real property taxation; and 4 (d) strategies that will support an equitable distribution of real 5 property taxation within such counties. 6 § 3. Such board shall make a report of the findings of its study, 7 including any recommendations for legislative action as it may deem 8 necessary and appropriate. Such report shall be delivered to the gover- 9 nor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem- 10 bly no later than one year after the effective date of this act. 11 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 12 deemed repealed two years after such effective date, or upon delivery of 13 the report required by section three of this act, whichever comes first; 14 provided that the board of real property tax services shall notify the 15 legislative bill drafting commission upon delivery of the report 16 required by section three of this act in order that the commission may 17 maintain an accurate and timely effective database of the official text 18 of the laws of state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the 19 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the 20 public officers law.

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