senate Bill S870

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for additional veteran real property owner exemption where veterans otherwise eligible but not discharged from a current combat duty status

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 24, 2016 referred to veterans' affairs
delivered to assembly
passed senate
May 23, 2016 ordered to third reading cal.953
committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 06, 2016 referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
returned to senate
died in assembly
Mar 11, 2015 referred to veterans' affairs
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Mar 02, 2015 advanced to third reading
Feb 26, 2015 2nd report cal.
Feb 25, 2015 1st report cal.115
Jan 07, 2015 referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

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May 23, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

S870
23
1
committee
23
Aye
1
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Feb 25, 2015 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

S870
12
0
committee
12
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee Vote: Feb 25, 2015

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S870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5997
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3015
2011-2012: S3222, A8154
2013-2014: S1435, A4162
2017-2018: S2596, A4401
2019-2020: S4625

S870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for additional veteran real property owner exemption where veteran is otherwise eligible but not yet discharged from a current combat duty status.

S870 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   870

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. RANZENHOFER, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, LARKIN,
  LAVALLE, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
  to be committed to the Committee on Veterans,  Homeland  Security  and
  Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to veteran eligi-
  bility for real property tax exemptions

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real property tax law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
  (B-1) EACH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE MAY  ADOPT  A  LOCAL  LAW  TO
AUTHORIZE  VETERANS  WHO  HAVE  NOT  BEEN  DISCHARGED OR RELEASED FROM A
CURRENT, SUBSEQUENT MILITARY SERVICE PERIOD, BUT OTHERWISE  QUALIFY  FOR
BOTH  EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED FOR BY PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, TO RECEIVE BOTH EXEMPTIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02035-01-5

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