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Assembly Bill A2945A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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2015-A2945 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3836
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8367, S3005
2011-2012: A5277, S5290
2013-2014: A3878, S2473
2017-2018: A6674, S3540
2019-2020: S393
2021-2022: S4302
2023-2024: S6236
2025-2026: S7250

2015-A2945 - Summary

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

2015-A2945 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2945

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDO-
  NOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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, 2016.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01037-01-5

multi-Sponsors

2015-A2945A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3836
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8367, S3005
2011-2012: A5277, S5290
2013-2014: A3878, S2473
2017-2018: A6674, S3540
2019-2020: S393
2021-2022: S4302
2023-2024: S6236
2025-2026: S7250

2015-A2945A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A2945A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2945--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDO-
  NOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans'  Affairs
  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs in accordance
  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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, 2017.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01037-03-6

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