Senate Bill S6682

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing municipalities to accept retroactive applications for real property tax exemptions from certain veterans

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6682 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8593
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§458, 458-a & 458-b, RPT L; add Title 11 Chap 2 Subchap 2 Part 1 §11-245.75, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5232, A1365
2019-2020: S3884, A572
2021-2022: S4218, A511
2023-2024: S3580, A939

2015-S6682 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing municipalities to accept retroactive applications for real property tax exemptions from certain veterans.

2015-S6682 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6682 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6682

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 4, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law and the administrative code of
  the city of New York, in relation to allowing municipalities to accept
  retroactive applications for real property tax exemptions from certain
  veterans

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 458 of the real property tax law
is amended by adding a new paragraph 6 to read as follows:
  (6) NOTWITHSTANDING THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  OR  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, EACH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE
SHALL ADOPT A LOCAL LAW ALLOWING  THE  ASSESSOR  TO  ACCEPT  RETROACTIVE
APPLICATIONS FOR THE EXEMPTION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION FROM ANY VETER-
AN  TO  WHOM  AN  EXEMPTION  HAS  ALREADY  BEEN  GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SAID  VETERAN  WOULD
HAVE  BEEN ENTITLED TO SUCH EXEMPTION IF HE OR SHE HAD FILED AN APPLICA-
TION FOR EXEMPTION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE AND THAT  SUCH
APPLICATIONS  MAY  ONLY BE ACCEPTED FOR ASSESSMENT ROLLS PREPARED ON THE
BASIS OF TAXABLE STATUS DATES OCCURRING NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS PRECED-
ING THE DATE OF SUCH APPLICATION.
  S 2. Section 458-a of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
  3-B. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  OR  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, EACH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE
SHALL ADOPT A LOCAL LAW ALLOWING  THE  ASSESSOR  TO  ACCEPT  RETROACTIVE
APPLICATIONS FOR THE EXEMPTION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION FROM ANY VETER-
AN  TO  WHOM  AN  EXEMPTION  HAS  ALREADY  BEEN  GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SAID  VETERAN  WOULD
HAVE  BEEN ENTITLED TO SUCH EXEMPTION IF HE OR SHE HAD FILED AN APPLICA-
TION FOR EXEMPTION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE AND THAT  SUCH
APPLICATIONS  MAY  ONLY BE ACCEPTED FOR ASSESSMENT ROLLS PREPARED ON THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11923-01-5
              

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