Assembly Bill A2781

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that no person shall be ineligible to receive an enhanced STAR exemption for senior citizens on certain income/late payment grounds

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  • 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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2009-A2781 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง425-b, RPT L

2009-A2781 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no person shall be ineligible to receive an enhanced STAR exemption provided to senior citizens on the basis that his or her income exceeds the eligibility requirements because of the receipt of a delayed payment of a government benefit.

2009-A2781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2781

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, PEOPLES, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  EDDINGTON, LATIMER, MAGEE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  certain  STAR
  eligibility exceptions

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

  Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 425-b to read as follows:
  S  425-B.  STAR  ELIGIBILITY  EXCEPTIONS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED
INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE ENHANCED EXEMPTION PROVIDED TO SENIOR CITIZENS
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS
TITLE ON THE BASIS THAT HIS OR HER INCOME, AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARA-
GRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  OF
THIS  TITLE,  EXCEEDS  THE  ELIGIBILITY  REQUIREMENTS  SET FORTH IN SUCH
SECTION IF SUCH INCOME EXCEEDS SUCH REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE OF THE  RECEIPT
OF A DELAYED PAYMENT OF A GOVERNMENT BENEFIT.
  2.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "DELAYED PAYMENT OF A GOVERNMENT
BENEFIT" MEANS ANY PAYMENT TO A SENIOR CITIZEN FROM A  LOCAL,  STATE  OR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ANY PORTION OF WHICH IS ALLOCATED FOR THE YEAR PRIOR
TO THE YEAR IN WHICH SUCH PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE SENIOR CITIZEN.
  3.  IN  THE  EVENT  THAT  A PERSON IS DEEMED INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE
ENHANCED EXEMPTION PROVIDED TO A SENIOR CITIZEN PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION
FOUR OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE ON THE BASIS THAT
HIS  OR HER INCOME, AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION
FOUR OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE  OF  THIS  TITLE,  EXCEEDS  THE
ELIGIBILITY  REQUIREMENTS  SET  FORTH  IN  SUCH  SECTION  BECAUSE OF THE
RECEIPT BY THE SENIOR CITIZEN OF A DELAYED PAYMENT OF A GOVERNMENT BENE-
FIT IN THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE ENHANCED EXEMPTION IS APPLIED  FOR,
THEN  THE  TAXING  ENTITY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR COLLECTING SUCH SCHOOL TAXES
SHALL RETROACTIVELY REFUND SUCH EXEMPTION AMOUNT TO SUCH SENIOR  CITIZEN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03955-01-9

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