New York S 1572: Relates to providing free use of state parks for certified first responders who participated in the rescue effort at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001

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S01572 Summary:

BILL NOS01572 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01818

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SPONSORKRUEGER

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 20-E §§500 - 500-g, Tax L; add §80-b, St Fin L

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Imposes an excise tax on the failure of certain hedge funds owning excess single-family residences to dispose of such residences; establishes the housing down payment trust fund to provide funds to state housing finance agencies to establish new or supplement existing programs that provide down payment assistance to families purchasing homes within the state.

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BILL NOS01572 

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

03/24/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1572

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to impose an excise tax on the
 failure of certain hedge funds owning excess single-family residences
 to dispose of such residences; and to amend the state finance law, in
 relation to establishing the housing down payment trust fund and
 directing the commissioner of the state division of housing and commu-
 nity renewal to establish a grant program

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "End Hedge Fund Control of New York Homes Act".
 3 § 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new article 20-E to read as
 4 follows:
 5 ARTICLE 20-E
 6 EXCISE TAX ON CERTAIN TAXPAYERS FAILING
 7 TO SELL EXCESS SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES
 8 Section 500. Definitions.
 9 500-a. Imposition of tax.
 10 500-b. Maximum permissible units.
 11 500-c. Construction.
 12 500-d. Reporting.
 13 500-e. Tax form.
 14 500-f. Certification.
 15 500-g. Use of tax revenues.
 16 § 500. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following defi-
 17 nitions shall apply:
 18 1. "Applicable date" means:
 19 (a) the last day of the first full taxable year ending on or after the
 20 effective date of this article; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03737-01-5

 S. 1572 2

 1 (b) in the case of any taxpayer that changes its status during a taxa-
 2 ble year, the last day of the taxable year immediately preceding the
 3 taxable year in which the taxpayer changed its status.
 4 2."Applicable single-family residence" means any single-family resi-
 5 dence which was acquired on or before the applicable date.
 6 3. (a) "Applicable taxpayer" means a taxpayer, including a partner-
 7 ship, corporation, trust or other legal entity, that:
 8 (i) manages funds pooled from investors and is a fiduciary with
 9 respect to such investors; and
 10 (ii) is an asset manager in any of the following asset classes:
 11 (A) public equity or fixed income securities;
 12 (B) a hedge fund;
 13 (C) a fund of hedge funds;
 14 (D) private equity (including venture capital);
 15 (E) a fund of private equity funds;
 16 (F) a real estate investment fund;
 17 (G) a fund of real estate funds; or
 18 (H) any other asset class for which an applicable fiduciary-controlled
 19 entity engages external asset managers; and
 20 (iii) that has fifty million dollars or more in net value or assets
 21 under management on any day during the taxable year.
 22 (b) "Applicable taxpayer" shall not include:
 23 (i) an organization which is described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt
 24 from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
 25 (ii) an organization primarily engaged in the construction or rehabil-
 26 itation of single-family residences.
 27 4. "Disqualified sale" means any sale or transfer of a single-family
 28 residence to:
 29 (a) a corporation or other entity engaged in a trade or business; or
 30 (b) an individ