Robert Castelli Archives - Laws for Landlords

Enacts the taxpayer protection and mandate relief act; enacts various reforms relating to government spending including a spending growth cap, employee contributions to health insurance, limiting unfunded mandates, labor law reforms relating to public works projects, repeal of the WICKS law and reductions in reporting requirements under the education law.

Enacts the taxpayer protection and mandate relief act; enacts various reforms relating to government spending including a spending growth cap, employee contributions to health insurance, limiting unfunded mandates, labor law reforms relating to public works projects, repeal of the WICKS law and reductions in reporting requirements under the education law.

September 24, 2022

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to limitations upon school district tax levies (Part A); to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in relation to requiring the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts; to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring the estimated cost of mandated expenditures and appropriations within the body of the bill; to amend the education law, in relation to the streamlining of planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services; to amend the education law, in relation to the effectiveness of additional costs to school districts; to amend the education law, in relation to aid for fourth and eighth grade student testing; and to repeal subdivision 32 of section 305 of the education law relating to a study of such requirements (Part B); to amend the social services law, in relation to state payment of all optional medical assistance services and to the state reimbursement of county payments for medical assistance fraud, waste and abuse detection software (Part C); to amend the education law, the executive law, the general municipal law, the labor law, the penal law and the retirement and social security law, in relation to the oversight of school district contracts and spending; and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to establishing a municipal cooperation program (Part D); and authorizing a county to enter into a cooperative agreement with school districts, towns and villages within such county to provide for health care benefits for their employees (Part E)

Establishes the “New York State Property Taxpayer Protection Act.” Provides for real property tax reform and relief by limiting the property tax burden on homeowners and businesses; relieving school districts of unfunded mandates; reducing county Medicaid costs; strengthening financial accountability over school tax dollars; promoting local government efficiency; and encouraging (at local option) insurance pooling.

September 18, 2022

Relates to the municipal sustainable energy financing program.

September 18, 2022

Requires signatures of all owners of leased premises for a lease of oil, gas or mineral rights, and for any modification, renewal or extension thereof.

September 5, 2022

Provides for separate personal income tax credits for solar electric, solar thermal and wind energy systems installed upon any residence of a taxpayer.

September 5, 2022

Establishes a personal income tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer’s residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the taxpayer’s household gross income; provides that the taxpayer shall have resided in such residential real property for not less than 5 years; provides that such credit shall not apply to taxpayers who have claimed the real property tax circuit breaker credit during the taxable year.

Establishes a personal income tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer’s residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the taxpayer’s household gross income; provides that the taxpayer shall have resided in such residential real property for not less than 5 years; provides that such credit shall not apply to taxpayers who have claimed the real property tax circuit breaker credit during the taxable year.

September 1, 2022

Extends the real property tax exemption for veterans organizations to include property so owned which is occupied by any person although not also entitled to exemption.

September 1, 2022

Enacts the New York state property taxpayers protection act; relates to limitations upon school district tax levies; requires the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts; requires the estimated cost of mandated expenditures and appropriations within the body of the bill; relates to the streamlining of planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services; relates to the effectiveness of additional costs to school districts; relates to state payment of all optional medical assistance services and to the state reimbursement of county payments for medical assistance fraud, waste and abuse detection software; enacts the New York state school taxpayers’ protection act; establishes a municipal cooperation program; authorizes a county to enter into a cooperative agreement with school districts, towns and villages within such county to provide for health care benefits for their employees.

Enacts the New York state property taxpayers protection act; relates to limitations upon school district tax levies; requires the state to fund certain programs mandated for municipal corporations and school districts; requires the estimated cost of mandated expenditures and appropriations within the body of the bill; relates to the streamlining of planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services; relates to the effectiveness of additional costs to school districts; relates to state payment of all optional medical assistance services and to the state reimbursement of county payments for medical assistance fraud, waste and abuse detection software; enacts the New York state school taxpayers’ protection act; establishes a municipal cooperation program; authorizes a county to enter into a cooperative agreement with school districts, towns and villages within such county to provide for health care benefits for their employees.

July 7, 2022

Sponsors: Robert Castelli