Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 16, 2010 |
referred to real property taxation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 24, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
May 18, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
May 17, 2010 |
1st report cal.548 |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to aging |
Feb 09, 2009 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 22, 2009 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S949
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S949 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Real Property Taxation
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §467, RPT L
2009-S949 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides additional notice of the real property tax exemption for senior citizens under section 467 of the real property tax law and requires municipal corporations to permit late filings within 60 days of the statutory deadline from persons previously granted such exemption.
2009-S949 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S949 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a notice of exemption for senior citizens PURPOSE : To provide senior citizens with a notice and filing application thirty days prior to the filing deadline and allow senior citizens to apply for the Senior Tax Exemption sixty days beyond the December 31st filing deadline. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subdivision 4 of section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law to provide that a second copy of the notice required by subdivision 4 shall be sent thirty days prior to the filing deadline. Section 2 adds a new subdivision 5-d to section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law to allow real property tax exemption applications to be accepted from senior citizens sixty days after the filing deadline. JUSTIFICATION : Many senior citizens who have previously received tax exemptions and not understood the need to reapply each year, have therefore lost their tax exemption. This will require the county to send a second
2009-S949 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 949 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. C. JOHNSON, DIAZ, ONORATO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a notice of exemption for senior citizens THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 467 of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 406 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: 4. Every municipal corporation in which such real property is located shall notify, or cause to be notified, each person owning residential real property in such municipal corporation of the provisions of this section. The provisions of this subdivision may be met by a notice or legend sent on or with each tax bill to such persons reading "You may be eligible for senior citizen tax exemptions. Senior citizens have until month.........., day......., year......, to apply for such exemptions. For information please call or write....," followed by the name, tele- phone number and/or address of a person or department selected by the municipal corporation to explain the provisions of this section. Each cooperative apartment corporation shall notify each tenant-stockholder thereof in residence of such provisions as set forth herein. Failure to notify, or cause to be notified any person who is in fact, eligible to receive the exemption provided by this section or the failure of such person to receive the same shall not prevent the levy, collection and enforcement of the payment of the taxes on property owned by such person. A SECOND COPY OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SENT THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE. S 2. Section 467 of the real property tax law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5-d to read as follows: 5-D. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL AUTHORIZE ITS ASSESSOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05830-01-9
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