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S 3254: Authorizes the town board of the town of Southold, county of Suffolk, to accept from GKLF, LLC, grantee, an application for a refund from the town real estate transfer tax paid pursuant to section 1449-bb of the tax law for certain real property conveyed on June 22, 2021.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 10, 2026

What S 3254 does, verified January 10, 2026

The town board of the town of Southold, county of Suffolk, is authorized to accept a petition for a refund from the town real estate transfer tax. The refund is for a conveyance of real property that occurred on June 22, 2021. If the application is accepted, it will be reviewed as if the provisions of the tax law had been complied with before June 22, 2021. If the grantee is found to be entitled to the exemption, the town board may grant the refund. If the refund is granted, the town board will refund the paid tax in its sole discretion. The provisions of this act will expire one year after it becomes a law.

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Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3254
What is the current status of S 3254?
As of January 10, 2026, S 3254 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT".
Did S 3254 pass?
Not yet. S 3254 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 3254, and where is it now?
S 3254 was authored by Sen. Anthony Palumbo. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Jan. 24, 2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 426 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3254 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town board of the town of Sout- hold, county of Suffolk, to accept from GKLF, LLC, grantee, an appli- cation for a refund from the town real estate transfer tax paid pursu- ant to section 1449-bb of the tax law for certain real property conveyed on June 22, 2021; and providing for the repeal of such 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 2 the town board of the town of Southold, county of Suffolk, is hereby 3 authorized to accept from GKLF, LLC, grantee, a petition for a refund 4 from the town real estate transfer tax, imposed pursuant to section 5 1449-bb of the tax law, with respect to a conveyance of real property 6 occurring on June 22, 2021 for the parcel conveyed to such grantee, with 7 such parcel having an address of 7800 Alvahs Lane in the hamlet of Cutc- 8 hogue, town of Southold, county of Suffolk, otherwise known as Suffolk 9 county tax map district 1000, section 101.00, block 01.00, lot 019.001. 10 If accepted, the application shall be reviewed as if the provisions of 11 paragraph (j) of subdivision 2 of section 1449-ee of the tax law had 12 been complied with before June 22, 2021. 13 If satisfied that such grantee would otherwise be entitled to such 14 exemption if such grantee had complied with the provisions of paragraph 15 (j) of subdivision 2 of section 1449-ee of the tax law before June 22, 16 2021, the town board of the town of Southold, may grant the refund. If 17 the refund is granted and such grantee shall have paid the town real 18 estate transfer tax, the town board, in its sole discretion, shall 19 provide for the refund of the tax paid. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire one year 21 after it shall have become a law when upon such date the provisions of 22 this act shall be deemed repealed. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07543-01-5 
Text of S 3254 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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