New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9541: Requires that tax amounts extended on the final assessment roll, and any interest or penalties subsequently accruing thereon, be rounded to the nearest five-cent denomination
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Requires that tax amounts extended on the final assessment roll, and any interest or penalties subsequently accruing thereon, be rounded to the nearest five-cent denomination prior to inclusion on any bill or notice.
What the bill says
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to requiring that tax amounts extended on the final assessment roll, and any interest or penalties subsequently accruing thereon, be rounded to the nearest five-cent denomination prior to inclusion on any bill or notice.
From the amended text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to requiring that tax amounts extended on the final assessment roll, and any interest or penalties subsequently accruing thereon, be rounded to the nearest five-cent denomination prior to inclusion on any bill or notice THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 904 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ALL TAX AMOUNTS EXTENDED ON THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL SHALL BE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST FIVE-CENT DENOMINATION PRIOR TO THE DELIVERY OF THE WARRANT AND THE ISSUANCE OF TAX BILLS. SUCH ROUNDING SHALL BE APPLIED UNIFORMLY TO ALL TAX AMOUNTS AND SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE WARRANT AS DELIVERED TO THE COLLECTING OFFICER. ANY INTEREST OR PENALTY SUBSEQUENTLY ACCRUING ON SUCH ROUNDED AMOUNT SHALL LIKEWISE BE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST FIVE-CENT DENOMINATION AT THE TIME OF COMPUTATION, PRIOR TO INCLUSION ON ANY BILL OR NOTICE. NO FURTHER ADJUSTMENT TO ANY TAX AMOUNT SHALL BE MADE BY THE COLLECTING OFFICER AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH ROUNDING. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall …
Sponsors
- James Skoufis (D, 42) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : RECOMMITTED TO RULES
- : AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 9541A
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1408
- : COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
- : REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Votes
- Senate Rules Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 28, 2026): 19 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Rules Committee Vote (May 28, 2026): 19 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Real Property Tax Law
Common questions
- What is S9541?
- S9541 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires that tax amounts extended on the final assessment roll, and any interest or penalties subsequently accruing thereon, be rounded to the nearest five-cent denomination.
- What does S9541 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to requiring that tax amounts extended on the final assessment roll, and any interest or penalties subsequently accruing thereon, be rounded to the nearest five-cent denomination prior to inclusion on any bill or notice.
- What is the status of S9541?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: RECOMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9541?
- James Skoufis (D, 42).
- Where is the official record for S9541?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9541
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