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Senate committee reports eight bills, lays one aside after brief session
Summary
A New York State Senate committee considered nine bills ranging from open-space grants to property tax exemptions and training on the Open Meetings Law. Eight measures were reported out for further consideration and one was laid aside for follow-up conversations.
A New York State Senate committee chaired by Senator Monica Martinez on an agenda of nine bills reported eight measures out of committee and laid one aside after brief consideration.
The committee met to consider legislation on open-space grants, local housing requirements, property tax exemptions and procedural reforms. "We have nine bills for consideration on today's agenda," Senator Monica Martinez said at the start of the meeting. Many items drew only procedural motions; the chair repeatedly noted that bills had "enough votes to move."
The committee moved S.17, an act amending the General Municipal Law to allow industrial development agencies to make grants to municipalities for open-space preservation, parkland improvements and conservation easements. Senator Martinez asked Senator Fee to move the bill; Martinez recorded a second. The bill was reported out of committee.
A bill to authorize the Nassau County assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Gararda Gurda, Inc. (listed in the transcript as an applicant) was presented and reported out after a motion and second. The applicant name appears garbled in the transcript; the committee record identifies an application for an exemption and the bill was reported out.
S.2084 by Senator Kavanaugh, described as altering provisions of the General Municipal Law, General City Law, Town Law and Village Law to ensure comprehensive plans address housing needs, was moved, seconded and reported out.
S.2598 by Senator Nayar, which would expand municipal training requirements related to compliance with the Open Meetings Law, was moved and reported out after a motion and second.
S.3742 (by Senator Clear) would amend the Real Property Tax Law to require information to be provided with all new and renewal leases for certain housing accommodations; it was moved, met an opposed call noted by the chair, but was nonetheless reported out.
S.4325, authorizing the County of Nassau assessor to accept an application for a real property tax exemption from Powell House, was moved, seconded and reported out.
S.6372 (referred to in the meeting as a "mayor's bill") amends the Local Finance Law related to the probable usefulness of judgments, comprehensive claims and settlement claims arising from certain child abuse cases. The committee moved the measure and reported it out to the Senate Finance Committee for further review.
S.7524, introduced by Senator Martinez, was laid aside for the day after members raised concerns and the chair said further conversations were needed.
S.7543, by Senator Martinez, authorizes New Hour for Women and Children, LI, Inc., to receive retroactive real property tax-exempt status; the committee moved and reported that bill out as well.
Throughout the session, discussion was procedural and brief. No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; the chair stated repeatedly that each moved bill "has enough votes to move." The meeting concluded with Senator Martinez adjourning the session.
Votes at a glance: each bill listed above was moved and reported out of committee except S.7524, which was laid aside for follow-up. Specific vote tallies were not recorded in the provided transcript.
