Senate Bill S3856A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows municipalities to provide real property tax exemption for disabled police officers, firefighters and ambulance corpsmen & to certain widows

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 17, 2012	print number 3856a
Jan 17, 2012	amend and recommit to local government
Jan 04, 2012	referred to local government
Mar 07, 2011	referred to local government

Bill Amendments

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2011-S3856 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §467-g, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: S3974

2011-S3856 - Summary

Authorizes municipalities to provide a real property tax exemption and to determine the extent thereof on real property owned by totally disabled paid or auxiliary policemen, paid or volunteer firefighters, and paid or volunteer ambulance corpsmen; provided they reside in community where they were employed or volunteered and are owner-occupants of the property; also authorizes real property tax exemption to widows of paid or auxiliary policemen, paid or volunteer firefighters, and paid or volunteer ambulance corpsmen if such workers were killed in the line of duty and widow is a residing owner-occupant in community where services were rendered.

2011-S3856 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3856

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the real property tax law, in relation to granting a real
property tax exemption to
certain police officers, firefighters
or volunteer ambulance workers who are
totally
disabled or to the widows of such persons who are killed in the line
of duty

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill would amend the Real Property Tax Law by adding a new
section, section 467-g to provide that real property owned by widows
of certain paid policemen, paid firemen, volunteer firemen, and
volunteer ambulance corpsmen killed in the line of duty as a result
of services performed to that community, and who reside in the
community in which said person was employed or was a volunteer, shall
be granted a real property tax exemption. This bill also provides
that property owned by paid policemen, auxiliary policemen, paid
firemen, volunteer firemen, and volunteer ambulance corpsmen who
become fully disabled in the line of duty as a result of services
performed to the community and who resides in the community in which

said person was employed or was a volunteer be granted a real
property tax exemption. The granting of such exemptions would be at
the option of the municipality as would the extent of the exemption.

JUSTIFICATION:

Policemen, firemen (paid or volunteer) and volunteer ambulance
corpsmen provide a vital service to their community. In performing
their duties, these people must· from time to time risk their lives.
By allowing widows of these people who are killed in the line of duty
or by allowing such people who become fully disabled in the line of
duty to be exempt from paying real estate or school' taxes would be a
proper demonstration of the communities support and appreciation.
This bill would also encourage these people to live in the community
of their employment and would also encourage further volunteers to
emergency services.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

04/07/09 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
01/06/10 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all taxable
status dates after January 1, 2013.

2011-S3856 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3856

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, DIAZ, KRUEGER -- 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  granting  a
  real  property  tax exemption to certain police officers, firefighters
  or volunteer ambulance workers who are  totally  disabled  or  to  the
  widows of such persons 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 WIDOWS OF CERTAIN POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE-
FIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS.  1.  REAL  PROPERTY  OWNED  BY
TOTALLY  DISABLED  PAID  OR AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS, PAID OR VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS AND PAID OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS, OR WIDOWS  OF  ANY
SUCH PERSONS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND WHO RESIDE IN THE COMMUNITY
IN WHICH THEY WERE VOLUNTEERS OR SO EMPLOYED, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXA-
TION  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 IN THE RESIDENCE  OF  THE  DISABLED
PERSON  OR  WIDOW,  AND  SHALL  BE  GRANTED FOR AS LONG AS SAID DISABLED
PERSON OR WIDOW IS BOTH OWNER AND OCCUPANT.
  2. APPLICATION FOR SUCH EXEMPTION MUST BE MADE ANNUALLY BY  THE  DISA-
BLED  PERSON  OR  WIDOW  ON  FORMS  PRESCRIBED  BY THE STATE BOARD 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, 2013.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05925-01-1

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2011-S3856A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §467-g, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: S3974

2011-S3856A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S3856A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3856A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the real property tax law, in relation to granting a real
property tax exemption to
certain police officers, firefighters
or volunteer ambulance workers who are
totally
disabled or to the widows of such persons who are killed in the line
of duty

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would amend the Real Property Tax Law by adding a new
section, section 467-g to provide that real property owned by widows
of certain paid policemen, paid firemen, volunteer firemen, and
volunteer ambulance corpsmen killed in the line of duty as a result
of services performed to that community, and who reside in the
community in which said person was employed or was a volunteer, shall
be granted a real property tax exemption. This bill also provides
that property owned by paid policemen, auxiliary policemen, paid
firemen, volunteer firemen, and volunteer ambulance corpsmen who
become fully disabled in the line of duty as a result of services
performed to the community and who resides in the community in which
said person was employed or was a volunteer be granted a real
property tax exemption. The granting of such exemptions would be at

the option of the municipality as would the extent of the exemption.

JUSTIFICATION:
Policemen, firemen (paid or volunteer) and volunteer ambulance
corpsmen provide a vital service to their community. In performing
their duties, these people must from time to time risk their lives.
By allowing widows of these people who are killed in the line of duty
or by allowing such people who become fully disabled in the line of
duty to be exempt from paying real estate or school taxes would be a
proper demonstration of the communities support and appreciation.
This bill would also encourage these people to live in the community
of their employment and would also encourage further volunteers to
emergency services.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:,
04/07/09 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
01/06/10 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all taxable
status dates after January 1, 2014.

2011-S3856A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3856--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, DIAZ, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
  printed,  and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local
  Government -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Local  Government  in
  accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the real property tax law, in relation to granting a
  real property tax exemption to certain police  officers,  firefighters
  or  volunteer  ambulance  workers  who  are totally disabled or to the
  widows of such persons 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 WIDOWS OF CERTAIN  POLICE  OFFICERS,  FIRE-
FIGHTERS  AND  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE  WORKERS.  1. REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY
TOTALLY DISABLED PAID OR AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS,  PAID  OR  VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS  AND  PAID OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS, OR WIDOWS OF ANY
SUCH PERSONS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND WHO RESIDE IN THE COMMUNITY
IN WHICH THEY WERE VOLUNTEERS OR SO EMPLOYED, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXA-
TION 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 IN THE RESIDENCE OF THE DISABLED
PERSON OR WIDOW, AND SHALL BE GRANTED  FOR  AS  LONG  AS  SAID  DISABLED
PERSON OR WIDOW IS BOTH OWNER AND OCCUPANT.
  2.  APPLICATION  FOR SUCH EXEMPTION MUST BE MADE ANNUALLY BY THE DISA-
BLED PERSON OR WIDOW ON FORMS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  STATE  BOARD  TO  BE
FURNISHED  BY  THE APPROPRIATE ASSESSING AUTHORITY AND SHALL FURNISH THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05925-02-2

S. 3856--A                          2

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, 2014.

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Liz Krueger

2011-S3856 - Details

2011-S3856 - Summary

2011-S3856 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3856 - Bill Text download pdf

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Liz Krueger

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2011-S3856A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S3856A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3856A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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