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S 8704: Provides that all Palisades Interstate park state lands in the county of Ulster shall be subject to taxation for all purposes.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 12, 2026

What S 8704 does, verified January 12, 2026

The bill aims to amend the real property tax law in New York state. It seeks to include all lands in Ulster County as being subject to taxation, except for lands acquired by the state for a public use and excluding improvements erected by the state. The changes will take effect immediately, making all lands in specified areas of Ulster County taxable.

Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8704
What is the current status of S 8704?
As of January 12, 2026, S 8704 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 8704 pass?
Not yet. S 8704 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 8704, and where is it now?
S 8704 was authored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Recent actions1 total · showing 1
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 7, 2026 · 217 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8704  IN SENATE January 7, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to including all lands in Ulster county as being subject to taxation The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (e) of section 532 of the real property tax 2 law, as amended by section 1 of part WW of chapter 59 of the laws of 3 2021, is amended to read as follows: 4 (e) All lands in the counties of Rockland [and], Sullivan and Ulster 5 and in the towns of Blooming Grove, Chester, Monroe, Warwick, Cornwall, 6 Highlands, Tuxedo and Woodbury, Orange county, [and in the towns of 7 Gardiner, Rochester, Shawangunk and Wawarsing, Ulster county,] acquired 8 for a public use by the commissioners of the Palisades Interstate park, 9 exclusive of the improvements erected thereon by the state; 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13429-01-5 
Text of S 8704 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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