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Senate Bill S5290A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Increases the amount combat veterans shall be exempt from real property taxation to thirty-five percent

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2011-S5290 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5277
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3005, A8367
2013-2014: S2473, A3878
2015-2016: S3836, A2945
2017-2018: S3540, A6674
2019-2020: S393
2021-2022: S4302
2023-2024: S6236
2025-2026: S7250

2011-S5290 - Summary

Increases the amount combat veterans shall be exempt from real property taxation to thirty-five percent.

2011-S5290 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5290 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5290

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to real  property
  tax exemptions for combat veterans

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real
property tax law, as amended by chapter 473 of  the  laws  of  2004,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (b)  In  addition  to  the exemption provided by paragraph (a) of this
subdivision, where the veteran served in a combat theatre or combat zone
of operations, as documented by the award of a  United  States  campaign
ribbon  or  service medal, or the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy
expeditionary medal, marine corps expeditionary medal, or global war  on
terrorism expeditionary medal, qualifying residential real property also
shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of [ten] THIRTY-FIVE percent
of  the  assessed  value  of such property; provided, however, that such
exemption shall not exceed [eight] FORTY thousand dollars or the product
of [eight] FORTY thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state  equal-
ization rate for the assessing unit, or in the case of a special assess-
ing unit, the class ratio, whichever is less.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
ment rolls prepared on or after January 1, 2011.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04954-01-1

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2011-S5290A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5277
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3005, A8367
2013-2014: S2473, A3878
2015-2016: S3836, A2945
2017-2018: S3540, A6674
2019-2020: S393
2021-2022: S4302
2023-2024: S6236
2025-2026: S7250

2011-S5290A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the amount combat veterans shall be exempt from real property taxation to thirty-five percent.

2011-S5290A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5290A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5290--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. LANZA, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland
  Security and Military Affairs  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
  Veterans,  Homeland  Security  and Military Affairs in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to real property
  tax exemptions for combat veterans

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real
property  tax  law,  as  amended  by chapter 473 of the laws of 2004, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) In addition to the exemption provided by  paragraph  (a)  of  this
subdivision, where the veteran served in a combat theatre or combat zone
of  operations,  as  documented by the award of a United States campaign
ribbon or service medal, or the armed forces expeditionary  medal,  navy
expeditionary  medal, marine corps expeditionary medal, or global war on
terrorism expeditionary medal, qualifying residential real property also
shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of [ten] THIRTY-FIVE percent
of the assessed value of such property;  provided,  however,  that  such
exemption shall not exceed [eight] FORTY thousand dollars or the product
of  [eight] FORTY thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equal-
ization rate for the assessing unit, or in the case of a special assess-
ing unit, the class ratio, whichever is less.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
ment rolls prepared on or after January 1, 2012.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04954-02-1

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