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Assembly Bill A7537

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Grants real property tax exemption to surviving spouse of certain police officers or firefighters who are killed in the line of duty

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2009-A7537 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง467-g, RPT L

2009-A7537 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes municipalities to grant real property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of certain police officers or firefighters who are killed in the line of duty.

2009-A7537 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7537

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BALL, SPANO, TOBACCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. P. LOPEZ, MOLINARO, SCOZZAFAVA -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Real Property Taxation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the real property tax law, in relation to granting a
  real property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of certain  police
  officers and firefighters who are killed in the line of duty

  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 467-g to read as follows:
  S 467-G. TAX EXEMPTION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE OF CERTAIN POLICE OFFICERS
AND  FIREFIGHTERS.    1.  REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF
PAID OR AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS  OR  PAID  OR  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS
SERVING  IN  A  DEPARTMENT LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE WHO IS KILLED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION BY ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
IN WHICH SUCH REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED, PROVIDED THE GOVERNING  BODY  OF
SAID  MUNICIPALITY AFTER PUBLIC HEARING ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR. THE EXTENT OF  SUCH  EXEMPTION  SHALL  BE
DETERMINED  BY  THE  MUNICIPALITY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ADOPTING SUCH
LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. SAID EXEMPTION SHALL ONLY BE GRANTED
ON THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE  SURVIVING SPOUSE AND SHALL  BE  GRANTED
FOR AS LONG AS SAID SURVIVING SPOUSE IS BOTH OWNER AND OCCUPANT.
  2. APPLICATION FOR SUCH EXEMPTION MUST BE MADE ANNUALLY BY THE SURVIV-
ING  SPOUSE  ON  FORMS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE STATE BOARD OF REAL PROPERTY
SERVICES TO BE FURNISHED BY  THE  APPROPRIATE  ASSESSING  AUTHORITY  AND
SHALL  FURNISH THE INFORMATION AND BE EXECUTED IN THE MANNER REQUIRED AS
PRESCRIBED IN SUCH FORMS, AND SHALL BE FILED IN SUCH  ASSESSOR'S  OFFICE
ON OR BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
taxable status dates after January 1, 2009.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05969-01-9

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