assembly Bill A7704

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the alternative veterans property tax exemption

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Jan 08, 2014 referred to veterans' affairs
May 31, 2013 referred to veterans' affairs

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A7704 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3931
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4387
2015-2016: A4455, S3134
2017-2018: A6252, S959
2019-2020: A6966, S8143
2021-2022: A5612, S5902
2023-2024: S7352

A7704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the alternative veterans property tax exemption and authorizes active members of the military to apply for such exemption.

A7704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7704

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  the  alterna-
  tive veterans property tax exemption

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the  real  property  tax
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
  (H)  "ACTIVE  MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES" AND "IN THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES" SHALL MEAN FULL-TIME DUTY IN THE ARMY, NAVY
(INCLUDING MARINE CORPS), AIR FORCE OR COAST GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES.
  S 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 1, paragraphs (b)  and  (c)
of  subdivision  2,  subdivision  3,  paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 and
subdivision 8 of section 458-a of the real property tax  law,  paragraph
(c)  of  subdivision  1 and paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 as amended by
chapter 100 of the laws of 1988,  paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  1  as
amended by chapter 899 of the laws of 1985, paragraph (b) of subdivision
2  as  amended  by  chapter  473  of  the laws of 2004, subdivision 3 as
amended by chapter 646 of the laws of 2004 and  as  further  amended  by
section  1 of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, paragraph (a) of
subdivision 6 as added by chapter 171 of the laws of 1997  and  subdivi-
sion  8  as  amended  by chapter 503 of the laws of 2008, are amended to
read as follows:
  (c) "Qualified owner" means a veteran,  A  PERSON  ENGAGED  IN  ACTIVE
MILITARY  SERVICE  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES, the spouse of a veteran, THE
SPOUSE OF A PERSON ENGAGED IN ACTIVE  MILITARY  SERVICE  OF  THE  UNITED
STATES  or the unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran. Where property
is owned by more than one qualified owner, the exemption to  which  each
is  entitled  may  be  combined.  Where a veteran OR A PERSON ENGAGED IN
ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES  is  also  the  unremarried

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06529-02-3