New York A 1938: Includes the county of Orange within the definition of a designated community

Status: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 1938

Sponsors: Brian Maher

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A01938 Summary:

BILL NOA01938 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMaher

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Amd §6-s, Gen Muni L; amd §1560, Tax L

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Includes the county of Orange within the definition of a designated community for purposes of community preservation funds.

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01/14/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1938

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the tax law, in relation
 to including Orange county as a designated community for purposes of
 community preservation funds

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 6-s of the gener-
 2 al municipal law, as amended by chapter 608 of the laws of 2019, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (d) "Designated community" means any town or city within the Hudson
 5 Valley counties of Orange, Putnam, Ulster, or Westchester.
 6 § 2. Subdivision 11 of section 1560 of the tax law, as amended by
 7 chapter 608 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 8 11. "Designated community" means any town or city within the Hudson
 9 Valley counties of Orange, Putnam, Ulster, or Westchester.
 10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04980-01-5

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