New YorkOrangetown could limit shifts in property tax shares with local approval
With local approval, Orangetown’s covered assessment area could limit annual increases in each property class’s share of the tax burden to 1%.
What it does
With local approval, a covered assessment area in Orangetown could cap increases in each property class’s tax share at 1% for listed years through 2026–2027.
Argument forThe limit could protect property owners from sudden shifts in their class’s share of the local property tax burden.
Argument againstLimiting one property class’s tax share could leave owners in the other class carrying a larger share of the total.
More detail
Local officials could limit annual increases in each property class’s share of the property tax burden to 1%. The rule covers an approved local property-assessment area in Orangetown, Rockland County. Local officials must approve the limit through a local law, ordinance, or resolution. The limit compares each class’s share with its adjusted share for the previous year. Officials must adjust the shares so they total 100%. The act would take effect immediately upon becoming law and covers assessment rolls from 2018–2019 through 2026–2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 23SIGNED CHAP.321Became Law
- Oct 16DELIVERED TO GOVERNORTo Governor
- Jun 1RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- Vote recorded Floor Vote. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 1PASSED SENATEPassed 2nd Chamber
- Jun 13RD READING CAL.1393
- Jun 1SUBSTITUTED FOR S9058
- May 14REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTMinor
- Vote recorded Assembly Vote. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14DELIVERED TO SENATE
- May 14PASSED ASSEMBLYPassed 1st Chamber
- May 14ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.128
- May 14RULES REPORT CAL.128
- May 14REPORTED
- May 12REPORTED REFERRED TO RULESMinor
- May 5REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANSMinor
- Feb 12REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATIONIntroduced
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