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S 1635: Relates to the formula for the real property tax cap.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 1635 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to reform the real property tax cap in New York State. It updates the formula for calculating the tax levy limit by considering the following factors: - The highest total amount of taxes levied for the prior five fiscal years - Tax base growth factor - Payments in lieu of taxes - Levy necessary to support expenditures - Allowable levy growth factor - Payments in lieu of taxes receivable in the coming fiscal year - Available carryover This reform applies to both local governments and school districts, which will calculate their tax levy limits based on the updated formula. The changes take effect immediately.

Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Jan. 13, 2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 13, 2025 · 495 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1635 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in relation to the formula for the real property tax cap The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 3-c of the gener- 2 al municipal law, as added by section 1 of part A of chapter 97 of the 3 laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: 4 (c) Each local government shall calculate the tax levy limit applica- 5 ble to the coming fiscal year which shall be determined as follows: 6 (i) Ascertain the highest total amount of taxes levied for a fiscal 7 year for the prior five fiscal [year] years. 8 (ii) Multiply the result by the tax base growth factor, calculated 9 pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision, if any. 10 (iii) Add any payments in lieu of taxes that were receivable in the 11 prior fiscal year. 12 (iv) Subtract the tax levy necessary to support expenditures pursuant 13 to subparagraph (i) of paragraph (g) of subdivision two of this section 14 for the prior fiscal year, if any. 15 (v) Multiply the result by the allowable levy growth factor. 16 (vi) Subtract any payments in lieu of taxes receivable in the coming 17 fiscal year. 18 (vii) Add the available carryover, if any. 19 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 2023-a of the education 20 law, as added by section 2 of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, 21 is amended to read as follows: 22 a. Each school district shall calculate the tax levy limit for each 23 school year which shall be determined as follows: 24 (1) Ascertain the highest total amount of taxes levied for a school 25 year for the prior five school [year] years. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04931-01-5 

 S. 1635 2 1 (2) Multiply the result by the tax base growth factor, if any. 2 (3) Add any payments in lieu of taxes that were receivable in the 3 prior school year. 4 (4) Subtract the tax levy necessary to support the expenditures pursu- 5 ant to subparagraphs (i) and (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision two of 6 this section for the prior school year, if any. 7 (5) Multiply the result by the allowable levy growth factor. 8 (6) Subtract any payments in lieu of taxes receivable in the coming 9 fiscal year. 10 (7) Add the available carryover, if any. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. 

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