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S 8263: Authorizes the Congregation Khal Mevakshei Hashem, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the 2024 assessment roll and all of the 2023-2024 school taxes.
What S 8263 does, verified August 22, 2026
The bill allows the congregation Khal Mevakshei Hashem, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the parcel located at 137 Lawrence Avenue in Nassau County. The assessor of Nassau County is authorized to accept the application for exemption from real property taxes for the 2024 assessment roll and all school taxes for the parcel, which were paid prior to the taxable status dates. If the application is accepted, it will be reviewed as if it had been received on or before the taxable status dates, and the assessor may grant exemption from all taxation and make corrections to the subject rolls with approval from the Nassau County Legislature. If the exemption is granted, the governing body or tax department may refund any taxes paid and cancel any taxes, fines, penalties, interest, or tax liens remaining unpaid. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.252 (2026-08-21)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8263
- What is the current status of S 8263?
- As of August 22, 2026, S 8263 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 21, 2026, was "SIGNED CHAP.252".
- Did S 8263 pass?
- Yes. S 8263 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 21, 2026). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 8263, and where is it now?
- S 8263 was authored by Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick.
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| Aug. 21, 2026 | SIGNED CHAP.252 |
| Aug. 14, 2026 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.533 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 28, 2025 · 353 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8263 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT authorizing the Congregation Khal Mevakshei Hashem, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status 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 assessor of the county of Nassau is hereby authorized to accept from 3 Congregation Khal Mevakshei Hashem, Inc., an application for exemption 4 from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property 5 tax law with respect to the 2024 assessment roll, and all of 2023-2024 6 school taxes for the parcel conveyed to such organization, with such 7 parcel being located at 137 Lawrence Avenue, in the village of Lawrence, 8 otherwise known as Nassau county tax map section 40, block 90, lots 9 14-15. If accepted, the application shall be reviewed as if it had been 10 received on or before the taxable status dates established for such 11 rolls. 12 If satisfied that such organization would otherwise be entitled to 13 such exemption if such organization had acquired the subject property 14 and filed an application for exemption by the appropriate taxable status 15 date, the assessor, upon approval by the Nassau county legislature, may 16 grant exemption from all taxation and make appropriate corrections to 17 the subject rolls. If such exemption is granted and such organization 18 therefore shall have paid any tax with respect to the subject rolls, the 19 governing body or tax department may, in its sole discretion, provide 20 for the refund of those taxes paid and cancel any taxes, fines, penal- 21 ties, interest or tax liens remaining unpaid. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04290-01-5
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