New York A 2022: Relates to community preservation funds for the town of Chester

Status: SUBSTITUTED BY S277A (as of 2025-06-13)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 2022

Sponsors: Brian Maher, David McDonough, Eric Brown, Joe DeStefano, Karl Brabenec

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A02022 Summary:

BILL NOA02022A

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SAME ASSAME AS S00277-A

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SPONSORMaher

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COSPNSRBrown E, Brabenec, DeStefano, McDonough

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §64-l, Town L; add Art 31-A-4 §§1439-aaa - 1439-ppp, Tax L

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Authorizes the town of Chester to establish community preservation funds; establishes a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in said community preservation fund.

Go to top A02022 Actions:

BILL NOA02022A

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01/14/2025referred to local governments

04/28/2025amend and recommit to local governments

04/28/2025print number 2022a

06/05/2025reported referred to codes

06/09/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/12/2025reported referred to rules

06/13/2025reported 

06/13/2025rules report cal.709

06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.709

06/13/2025substituted by s277a

&nbspS00277 AMEND=A SKOUFIS

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp04/28/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp04/28/2025PRINT NUMBER 277A

&nbsp06/11/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/11/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1793

&nbsp06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/11/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a2022a

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.709

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp10/09/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp10/16/2025SIGNED CHAP.464

Go to topA02022 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Chair:Jones 
DATE:06/05/2025AYE/NAY:19/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes JonesAyeBrownAye

RamosExcusedFriendAye

WoernerAyeManktelowAye

JacobsonAyeGallahanAye

ClarkAyeSimpsonAye

ConradAyeBeephanAye

RiveraAye

LevenbergAye

ShimskyAye

ShresthaAye

SchiavoniAye

WiederAye

KassayAye

O'PharrowAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:31/3 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinExcusedWalshAye

RamosNayDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenNay

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzNay

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/13/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

RosenthalAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

StirpeAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA02022 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02022 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2022--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MAHER, E. BROWN, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, McDONOUGH
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to authorizing the town of
 Chester, county of Orange to establish community preservation funds;
 to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the town of Chester
 to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be
 deposited in said community preservation fund; and providing for the
 repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a new section 64-l to
 2 

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