New York A 3788: Prohibits the city of New York from increasing property taxes where a property's assessed value has decreased in the previous year

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A03788 Summary:

BILL NOA03788 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDinowitz

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COSPNSRRivera, Tapia, Seawright, DeStefano, Morinello

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 3 §7, Constn

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Requires that if a member of the legislature shall move their residence out of the senate or assembly district they were elected to serve during the time for which such member was elected they shall immediately vacate their seat in the legislature.

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BILL NOA03788 

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01/30/2025referred to governmental operations

01/31/2025to attorney-general for opinion

02/07/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3788

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, RIVERA, TAPIA, SEAWRIGHT, DeSTEFANO,
 MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
 Operations

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to section 7 of article 3 of the constitution, in
 relation to resignation of members of the legislature who move out of
 their district during their term

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 7 of article
 2 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 3 § 7. No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless [he
 4 or she] such person is a citizen of the United States and has been a
 5 resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as herein-
 6 after otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the
 7 twelve months immediately preceding [his or her] their election; if
 8 elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensu-
 9 ing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly
 10 districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such,
 11 must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly
 12 district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding [his
 13 or her] their election. No member of the legislature shall, during the
 14 time for which [he or she] such member was elected, receive any civil
 15 appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legisla-
 16 ture or from any city government, to an office which shall have been
 17 created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such
 18 time. If a member of the legislature be elected to congress, or
 19 appointed to any office, civil or military, under the government of the
 20 United States, the state of New York, or under any city government
 21 except as a member of the national guard or naval militia of the state,
 22 or of the reserve forces of the United States, [his or her] their
 23 acceptance thereof shall vacate [his or her] their seat in the legisla-
 24 ture, providing, however, that a member of the legislature may be
 25 appointed commissioner of deeds or to any office in which [he or she]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89081-01-5

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 1 such member shall receive no compensation. If a member of the legisla-
 2 ture shall move their residence out of the senate or assembly district
 3 they were elected to serve during the time for which such member was
 4 elected they shall immediately vacate their seat in the legislature.
 5 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments be
 6 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 7 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
 8 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
 9 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

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