New York S 8523: Relates to authorizing the assessor of the county of Nassau, to accept from The Academy Charter School an application for exemption from real property taxes

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S08523 Summary:

BILL NOS08523 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 5-B §§58 - 59-a, Civ Rts L

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Protects New Yorkers from unnecessary inquiry into immigration status by state agencies, employees, or departments and restricts the access of federal immigration authorities' to state buildings.

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BILL NOS08523 

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10/03/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8523

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 October 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to protecting New
 Yorkers from unnecessary inquiry into immigration status and restrict-
 ing federal immigration authorities' access to state buildings

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

 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new article 5-B
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 5-B
 4 NONCITIZEN PROTECTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT
 5 Section 58. Definitions.
 6 59. Respecting the privacy of personal information by agencies and
 7 authorities.
 8 59-a. Federal immigration authorities access to state buildings.
 9 § 58. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
 10 terms shall have the following meanings:
 11 1. "undocumented noncitizen" shall mean any person who is not a citi-
 12 zen or national of the United States residing within the United States
 13 and does not hold a valid student, work, or other visa or otherwise does
 14 not hold documented immigration status;
 15 2. "illegal activity" shall mean any unlawful activity that consti-
 16 tutes a crime under state or federal law. An individual's status as an
 17 undocumented noncitizen alone shall not constitute "illegal activity";
 18 3. "state facility" shall mean any building, or part thereof, owned or
 19 leased by any of the following state entities: (i) any agency or depart-
 20 ment over which the governor has executive authority or (ii) any public
 21 benefit corporations, public authority, board, or commission for which
 22 the governor appoints the chair, chief executive, or the majority of the
 23 board members, except the port authority of New York and New Jersey;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11690-01-5

 S. 8523 2

 1 4. "judicial warrant" shall mean a warrant issued by a magistrate
 2 sitting in the judicial branch of local, state, or federal government;
 3 and
 4 5. "judicial order" shall mean an order issued by a magistrate sitting
 5 in the judicial branch of local, state, or federal government.
 6 § 59. Respecting the privacy of personal information by agencies and
 7 authorities. 1. No state officer or employee, other than law enforce-
 8 ment officers as provided in subdivision three of this section, shall
 9 inquire about an individual's immigration status unless:
 10 a. the status of such individual is necessary to determine their
 11 eligibility for a program, benefit, or the provision of a service; or
 12 b. the state officer or employee is required by law to inquire about
 13 such individual's status.
 14 2. State officers and employees, including law enforcement officers,
 15 shall not disclose information to federal immigration authorities for
 16 the purpose of federal civil immigration enforcement, unless required by
 17 law or judicial warrant or order. Notwithstanding such prohibition, this
 18 section shall not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any state employee
 19 from sending to, or receiving from, federal immigration authorities,
 20 information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or
 21 unlawful, of any individual, as required by law.
 22 3. No law enforcement officer shall inquire about an individual's
 23 immigration status unless investigating such individual's illegal activ-
 24 ity, provided, howeve