This bill updates a previous resolution to reappropriate state funds for the 2026 fiscal year to support school districts, public libraries, colleges, and arts organizations. It allows these funds to be distributed according to a specific plan that lists each recipient and their share, which must be approved by the Senate president and the budget director. The plan must then be ratified by a majority vote of the entire Senate before the money can be spent. Additionally, the bill permits transferring these funds between relevant agencies like the State Education Department and the City University of New York as needed.
This bill establishes a funding plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to distribute state grants to various organizations providing public health and mental health services. It specifically allocates money to programs such as the Project Guardianship Hotline, the Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund, LGBT health networks, school-based health centers, and sickle cell initiatives. The legislation lists specific approved recipients and the exact dollar amounts each organization will receive, requiring formal Senate approval to finalize the expenditure. By updating previous resolutions, the bill ensures these funds are distributed according to a set schedule to support community health needs across the state.
This bill directs city special assessing units to calculate their 2027 real property tax base proportions by limiting annual increases to a maximum of five percent. Local legislative bodies must finalize these calculations by December 1, 2026, and may need to issue amended tax bills if assessments were already sent out. The law ensures that any increase in tax rates for the upcoming fiscal year remains within this five percent cap while protecting taxpayers from paying on installments due before the new rules take effect.
Requires insurance companies to deposit a certain percentage of premiums collected but not paid out in prior years for abortion care to the reproductive health care access fund for use for grants under the reproductive freedom and equity grant program; establishes the reproductive health care access fund; relates to the use of funds under the reproductive freedom and equity grant program; directs the governor to provide for funding in the state budget.
This bill limits annual changes to property tax class rates in Haverstraw, New York, for 2026-2027. It prohibits any single property tax class from increasing its tax base proportion by more than 1% compared to the previous year's adjusted rate. The town must first pass a local law approving this limit, and if calculations would exceed the 1% threshold, the town's governing body must adjust class proportions to maintain a total of 100%. This directly affects Haverstraw property owners whose tax classifications might otherwise shift significantly year-to-year.
Establishes a real property tax exemption for certain property owners who reside full-time on such property in certain counties; requires that such owners occupy such property as their primary residence and are enrolled in or eligible for the STAR exemption or credit or that such owners rent to a tenant for a term of at least twelve months and such tenant occupies such property as their primary residence.
Provides that receipts from other services and other business receipts, taxpayers, and combined groups including members, engaged in providing professional employer organization services shall include with such receipts amounts received with respect to wages, benefits, and other employee expenses disbursed to or for the benefit of a client's worksite employees and the related employment taxes if the amounts received are included in the calculation of the business income base or the combined business income base, respectively.
Limits the reimbursement amount of certain overpayment claims and reviews where such overpayment was due to the provider's submission of records which were not in accordance with program requirements at the time but which were in accordance with current requirements as a result of changes to guidelines or regulations.
This bill limits how much the tax base proportion for any property class can change annually in Haverstraw, Rockland County, for 2026-2027. It caps annual increases at 1% above the previous year's adjusted proportion, but only if the town passes a local law approving this rule. If a change would exceed 1%, the town must adjust property class proportions to keep the total tax base at 100%. The bill directly affects Haverstraw property owners and the town's legislative body, which must formally adopt the rule before it applies.
Relates to the taxation of vapor products; provides for the licensing of vapor products distributors; imposes certain tax return filing requirements on vapor products distributors; provides for enforcement powers.
