Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 30, 2010 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Feb 22, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 26, 2010 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S6685
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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, WF) 21st Senate District
2009-S6685 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§467-b & 467-c, RPT L
2009-S6685 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6685 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to excluding certain expenditures for medical care from the definition of "income" for the purpose of a tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Excludes certain medical expenses from the definition of "income" when determining eligibility for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption Program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 467-b of the real property tax law as amended by chapter 366 of the Laws of 1988, to exclude all medical and prescription drug expenses not reimbursed or paid for by insurance, from the definition of "income" for the purpose of determining eligibility for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program. JUSTIFICATION : For many senior citizens living on a fixed income, medical treatment and prescription drug costs not covered by insurance represents a financial burden that affects their standard of living. With the cost
2009-S6685 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6685 I N S E N A T E January 26, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- 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 excluding certain expenditures for medical care from the definition of "income" for the purpose of a tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regu- lated property occupied by senior citizens THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 467-b of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 500 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: c. "Income" means income from all sources after deduction of all income and social security taxes and includes social security and retirement benefits, supplemental security income and additional state payments, public assistance benefits, interest, dividends, net rental income, salary or earnings, and net income from self-employment, but shall not include gifts or inheritances, payments made to individuals because of their status as victims of Nazi persecution, as defined in P.L. 103-286, or increases in benefits accorded pursuant to the social security act or a public or private pension paid to any member of the household which increase, in any given year, does not exceed the consum- er price index (all items United States city average) for such year which take effect after the date of eligibility of head of the household receiving benefits hereunder whether received by the head of the house- hold or any other member of the household AND ANY SUCH INCOME SHALL BE OFFSET BY ALL MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG EXPENSES ACTUALLY PAID WHICH WERE NOT REIMBURSED OR PAID FOR BY INSURANCE, IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A MUNICIPALITY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR; S 2. Paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 467-c of the real proper- ty tax law, as amended by chapter 500 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: f. "Income" means income received by the eligible head of the house- hold combined with the income of all other members of the household from EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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