Extends limitations on the shift between classes of taxable property in the town of Orangetown, County of Rockland

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Bill Weber

Stabilizes annual tax burdens in Orangetown by limiting how much any property tax class’s current base proportion can change (max 1% per year) and requiring adjustments to total 1.

SUBSTITUTED BY A10162

Summary of Bill S.9058 (2025-2026) – New York

Purpose and intent

This bill amends the real property tax law to extend ongoing limitations on how quickly the proportion of taxable property values can shift between classes within the town of Orangetown, Rockland County.

The goal is to stabilize the relative share of the tax burden across property classes by restricting year-to-year changes in current base proportions.

Key provisions and changes

The bill preserves and extends a specific provision (subparagraph (xix) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 1903) that governs current base proportions for multiple paired assessment years.

For approved assessing units within the town of Orangetown, the current base proportion of any class cannot increase by more than one percentage point over the immediately preceding year’s adjusted base proportion or adjusted proportion, whichever is applicable.

The restriction applies to current base proportions calculated from assessment rolls for the following years: 2018–2019, 2019–2020, 2020–2021, 2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024, 2024–2025, 2025–2026, and 2026–2027 assessment rolls.

If applying the one-percent cap would otherwise produce an imbalance (e.g., the combined current base proportions do not sum to 1), the bill requires an adjustment so that the sum of current base proportions equals one.

The mechanisms for achieving these constraints require the local legislative body to pass a local law, ordinance, or resolution providing for the one-percent limit and to adjust current base proportions as needed to maintain the total of 1 across classes.

Who is affected

Although the text references “approved assessing unit” status, the specific targeted unit is identified as the town of Orangetown, County of Rockland, NY.

Property taxpayers within Orangetown are indirectly affected because the schedule of class shares (and thus tax burdens by class) is stabilized from year to year within the specified time frame.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Effective date: The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative history and status:

Introduced January 28, 2026, by Senator Weber (co-sponsored).
Referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Action history shows discharge from committee to Rules and then readiness for third reading as of May 2026.

Implementation requires local action: the one-percent cap and proportional adjustments must be enacted by local law, ordinance, or resolution by Orangetown’s legislative body.

Practical implications

Tax stability: The provision aims to prevent sharp swings in tax burden between property classes (e.g., residential vs. commercial) from year to year.

Administrative considerations: Requires careful calculation and potential adjustments to base proportions to ensure sums equal one, potentially affecting budgeting, notices, and tax bills.

Scope limitation: Applies specifically to Orangetown and to the enumerated base-year pairings; does not automatically extend to other towns or years outside the listed assessment rolls.