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Senate Bill S1836

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to real property tax exemptions for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in certain counties

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2011-S1836 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3215
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง466-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8475, A11718
2013-2014: S1529
2015-2016: S2088

2011-S1836 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to real property tax exemptions for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in certain counties; eliminates renewal application requirement under certain circumstances.

2011-S1836 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1836

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to real  property
  tax  exemptions  for  volunteer  firefighters  and volunteer ambulance
  workers in certain counties

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of section 466-c of the real property tax
law, as added by chapter 450 of the laws of 2002 and as further  amended
by  section 1 of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
read as follows:
  4. Application for such exemption shall be filed with the assessor  or
other agency, department or office designated by the municipality offer-
ing  such  exemption  on  or before the taxable status date on a form as
prescribed by the commissioner.   ONCE GRANTED,  THEREAFTER  NO  RENEWAL
APPLICATION  SHALL BE NECESSARY, PROVIDED THAT THE PROPERTY CONTINUES TO
BE THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT, AND  CONTINUES  TO  OTHERWISE
QUALIFY, AND SO LONG AS THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION FOR THE INCOR-
PORATED  VOLUNTEER  FIRE  COMPANY  OR  FIRE  DEPARTMENT, OR INCORPORATED
VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE CONTINUES TO CERTIFY  THE  APPLICANT  AS  AN
ENROLLED  MEMBER  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03008-02-1

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