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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to aging |
Jun 21, 2013 |
committed to rules |
Mar 14, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 13, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 12, 2013 |
1st report cal.186 |
Feb 05, 2013 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S3508
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging 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
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S3508 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §431, RPT L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S5052
2013-S3508 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3508 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a capped real property school tax rate for persons sixty-seven years of age or older whose combined annual income is sixty thousand dollars or less PURPOSE: This legislation will establish a capped property school tax rate for persons sixty-seven years of age or older who have a combined income of $60,000 or less. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - The real property tax lawns amended by adding a new section 431 to cap the real property school tax rate on homeowners who are 67 years of age and over and whose combined annual income is $60,000 or less. Requirements are included to determine annual applications, taxable status date and proof of age. Also provides every school district to notify, or cause to be notified the provisions of this section. A sample notice of form is offered to fulfill such requirement. JUSTIFICATION: Due to skyrocketing property and school taxes, seniors are being forced out of their homes and out of New York State at an alarming rate. Often, our seniors live on fixed incomes and a strict
2013-S3508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3508 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- 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 establishing a capped real property school tax rate for persons sixty-seven years of age or older whose combined annual income is sixty thousand dollars or less 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 431 to read as follows: S 431. PERSONS SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS OF AGE OR OVER; CAPPED REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE. 1. (A) RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY ONE OR MORE PERSONS, EACH OF WHOM IS SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS OF AGE OR OVER AND WHOSE COMBINED ANNUAL INCOME IS SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS, OR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY HUSBAND AND WIFE, ONE OF WHOM IS SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS OF AGE OR OVER AND WHOSE COMBINED ANNUAL INCOME IS SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CAPPED REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION. (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CAPPED REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE" SHALL MEAN THE LOWER OF: (I) THE REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE ESTABLISHED ON THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE NEXT SUCCEEDING THE DATE ON WHICH AN ELIGIBLE PERSON ATTAINS THE AGE OF SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS; OR (II) THE REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE ESTABLISHED ON ANY TAXABLE STATUS DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE ON WHICH AN ELIGIBLE PERSON ATTAINS THE AGE OF SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS, WHICH IS LOWER THAN THE REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARA- GRAPH. (C) THE CAPPED REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE SHALL BE DETERMINED ANNU- ALLY FOR EACH ELIGIBLE PERSON SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER IN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07302-01-3
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