State Senate Leader Dean Skelos just announced he’s bringing lawmakers in his house back to Albany this Friday to pass a property tax cap bill.

It’s a measure that Skelos notes is favored by Democratic Governor David Paterson.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has said earlier that he opposed capping property taxes because that could leave school districts, which rely on property taxes, unable to pay their bills.

Which puts Silver in a familiar role of opposing the governor and State Senate leader. Just like old times.