New York A 4778: Requires the state to reimburse municipalities for loss of real property tax revenue resulting from establishment of community residential facilities

Status: REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 4778

Sponsors: Eric Brown, Brian D. Miller, Brian Maher, Chris Tague, David McDonough, Joe Angelino, Joe DeStefano, Karl Brabenec, Matthew Slater

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A04778 Summary:

BILL NOA04778 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01392

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SPONSORBrown E (MS)

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COSPNSRDeStefano, Slater, Tague, Maher, McDonough, Brabenec, Miller, Angelino

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MLTSPNSRGray

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Amd §41.34, Ment Hyg L

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Requires the state to reimburse municipalities for loss of real property tax revenue resulting from the establishment of community residential facilities for the disabled.

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BILL NOA04778 

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02/06/2025referred to mental health

01/07/2026referred to mental health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4778

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, SLATER, TAGUE, MAHER, McDO-
 NOUGH, BRABENEC, MILLER, ANGELINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health

 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the
 state to reimburse municipalities for loss of real property tax reven-
 ue resulting from establishment of community residential facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Section 41.34 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
 3 (g) Upon the establishment of a community residential facility for the
 4 disabled by a sponsoring agency, the state comptroller shall reimburse a
 5 municipality for loss of real property tax revenue resulting from the
 6 establishment of such facility.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01822-01-5

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