Senate Bill S878

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes granting of school tax exemption to veterans with at least forty percent disability

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S878 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §459-d, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2223
2013-2014: S4506

2011-S878 - Summary

Provides that after a public hearing a school district may adopt a resolution providing a school tax exemption on residential property owned by a veteran with at least a forty percent disability; provides that in order to qualify for such an exemption, an individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from the bureau of veterans' affairs stating that he has a permanent service related physical impairment which limits such individual's major life activities by at least forty percent.

2011-S878 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S878 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   878

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, LARKIN, MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
  ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to an optional
  school tax exemption for certain disabled veterans

  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 459-d to read as follows:
  S 459-D. DISABLED VETERANS; SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION. 1.  AFTER  A  PUBLIC
HEARING  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  MAY  ADOPT  A  RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AN
EXEMPTION TO THE EXTENT OF FIFTY PER CENTUM OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF
RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION.
SUCH  RESOLUTION MAY PROVIDE A SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION ON RESIDENTIAL PROP-
ERTY OWNED BY A VETERAN WITH AT LEAST A FORTY  PERCENT  DISABILITY,  WHO
RESIDES ON THE REAL PROPERTY.
  2. TO QUALIFY AS A FORTY PERCENT OR MORE DISABLED VETERAN, AN INDIVID-
UAL  SHALL  SUBMIT TO THE ASSESSOR A CERTIFIED STATEMENT FROM THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS WHICH STATES THAT THE  INDIVIDUAL
HAS  A  PERMANENT  SERVICE RELATED PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT WHICH LIMITS SUCH
INDIVIDUAL'S MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES BY AT LEAST FORTY PERCENT.
  3. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY UPON APPLICATION BY THE  OWNER
OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  ON  A FORM PRESCRIBED AND MADE AVAILABLE BY THE
STATE BOARD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect June 1, 2012.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04193-01-1

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2011-S878A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §459-d, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2223
2013-2014: S4506

2011-S878A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that after a public hearing a school district may adopt a resolution providing a school tax exemption on residential property owned by a veteran with at least a forty percent disability; provides that in order to qualify for such an exemption, an individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from the bureau of veterans' affairs stating that he has a permanent service related physical impairment which limits such individual's major life activities by at least forty percent.

2011-S878A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S878A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 878--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN,  LARKIN, MAZIARZ, YOUNG -- 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 commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  an  optional
  school tax exemption for certain disabled veterans

  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 459-d to read as follows:
  S  459-D.  DISABLED  VETERANS; SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION. 1. AFTER A PUBLIC
HEARING A SCHOOL DISTRICT  MAY  ADOPT  A  RESOLUTION  PROVIDING  FOR  AN
EXEMPTION TO THE EXTENT OF FIFTY PER CENTUM OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF
RESIDENTIAL  REAL  PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
SUCH RESOLUTION MAY PROVIDE A SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION ON RESIDENTIAL  PROP-
ERTY  OWNED  BY  A VETERAN WITH AT LEAST A FORTY PERCENT DISABILITY, WHO
RESIDES ON THE REAL PROPERTY.
  2. TO QUALIFY AS A FORTY PERCENT OR MORE DISABLED VETERAN, AN INDIVID-
UAL SHALL SUBMIT TO THE ASSESSOR A CERTIFIED STATEMENT FROM  THE  UNITED
STATES  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS WHICH STATES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL
HAS A PERMANENT SERVICE RELATED PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT  WHICH  LIMITS  SUCH
INDIVIDUAL'S MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES BY AT LEAST FORTY PERCENT.
  3.  SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY UPON APPLICATION BY THE OWNER
OF THE REAL PROPERTY ON A FORM PRESCRIBED  AND  MADE  AVAILABLE  BY  THE
STATE BOARD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect June 1, 2013.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04193-02-2

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