---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes the county of Cortland to impose a tax on real estate transfers"
description: "Authorizes the county of Cortland to impose a tax of one dollar per five hundred dollars on real estate transfers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 1261"
citation: "New York A 1261 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anna Kelles"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/455fbca1-963d-48ce-b80b-e3722188425a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1261"
source_hash: "f93462c663633d9e461f4ebddcbb3a2cabc4ffc3f170ef01a32e236b1cb67d05"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 1261 (2023-2024) — Authorizes the county of Cortland to impose a tax on real estate transfers

Authorizes the county of Cortland to impose a tax of one dollar per five hundred dollars on real estate transfers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A1261** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1261&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **97–49** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **44–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anna Kelles — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-13** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-17** REPORTED
- **2023-05-17** RULES REPORT CAL.138
- **2023-05-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.138
- **2023-05-17** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2023-05-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-17** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-17** REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3603
- **2023-06-08** 3RD READING CAL.733
- **2023-06-08** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2023-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-25** SIGNED CHAP.541 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/455fbca1-963d-48ce-b80b-e3722188425a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).