New York S 6251: Subjects certain state lands to real property taxation

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

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 6251

Sponsors: James Skoufis

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S06251 Summary:

BILL NOS06251 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08401

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §534, RPT L

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Subjects certain state lands to real property taxation within Orange county.

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03/07/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6251

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to subjecting
 certain state lands to real property taxation

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

 1 Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 534 of the
 2 real property tax law, the section heading as amended by chapter 736 of
 3 the laws of 1962 and subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 351 of the laws
 4 of 1977, are amended to read as follows:
 5 Certain state lands subject to taxation for all purposes except
 6 certain county purposes. 1. Lands owned by the state acquired for
 7 reforestation purposes pursuant to section 9-0501 of the environmental
 8 conservation law shall be subject to taxation for all purposes except
 9 county purposes for all counties other than Orange county.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04778-01-5

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