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Assembly Bill A5401

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that veterans who receive tax exemptions granted by school districts shall remain eligible for all tax rebates such veterans would have been eligible for in the absence of such exemptions

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2015-A5401 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง458-a, RPT L

2015-A5401 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that veterans who receive tax exemptions granted by school districts shall remain eligible for all tax rebates such veterans would have been eligible for in the absence of such exemptions.

2015-A5401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5401

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LALOR,  TENNEY,  RAIA, THIELE, SIMANOWITZ --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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

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

  Section 1. Section 458-a of the real property tax law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  (A) A VETERAN WHO RECEIVES THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION
PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION ADOPTED  BY  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL  REMAIN
ELIGIBLE FOR ALL OTHER TAX REBATES SUCH VETERAN WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE
FOR HAD SUCH EXEMPTION NOT BEEN GRANTED.
  (B)  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REFUND THE FULL AMOUNT IN TAX REBATES THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN  GRANTED  TO  SUCH  VETERANS  IN  THE  ABSENCE  OF  SUCH
EXEMPTION.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect for taxable years  beginning  on  and
after January 1, 2014.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08025-02-5

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