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NY A05680

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Eachus

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows taxation of private lessees and contractors using federal or state-owned real property for business purposes, treating their possessory interest as taxable property

  • Exempts concessions available to the general public located in or adjacent to airports, parks, markets, fairgrounds, roads, piers, marinas, railroads, buslines, or subways

  • Requires local governing bodies to adopt a local law, ordinance, or resolution after public hearing before taxing these possessory interests

  • Provides a four-year phase-in for existing possessory interests, reducing the exemption from 80% in year one to 20% in year four before full taxation

  • Exempts businesses with fewer than 25 employees and possessory interests on military land where the school district receives federal Impact Aid funds

Legislative Description

Subjects to taxation the possessory interest of a private individual or corporation which uses real property owned by the United States or the state, except for real property owned by public authorities, for business purposes; excludes private property where the use is for a concession available to the general public located on property, such as parks, available for the use of the general public.

Last Action

referred to real property taxation

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Real Property Taxation2/19/2025

Full Bill Text

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