NY State Senate Bill S870

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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

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S870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5997
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §458-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

BILL NUMBER:S870

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to veteran
eligibility for real property tax exemptions

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill adds a new paragraph b-1 to subdivision 2 of section 458-a
of the Real Property Tax Law, which permits each county, city, town or
village to adopt a local law to authorize veterans who have not been
discharged or released from a current, subsequent military service,
but who would otherwise qualify for both the exemptions of paragraphs
(a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a to receive both
exemptions.

PURPOSE & JUSTIFICATION:

This bill permits municipalities to enact a local law to grant the
additional combat veteran exemption to persons who have been
discharged from the service (enabling them to receive the regular
veteran exemption), then re-enlisted, served in combat, and are now
returned and reside in New York State, but have not yet been again
discharged.

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have led to many veterans choosing to
return to the military and serve in combat. Soldiers who have returned
to New York from combat, but have not yet been discharged from
service, have found that although they are eligible for the regular
15% veteran exemption under 458-a 2(a) as a result of their earlier
discharge, they are not eligible for the additional 10% combat
exemption under 458-a 2(b) because they have not been discharged from
their subsequent service. Local taxing authorities should be allowed
to offer this combat exemption to these soldiers to honor their
service to their country.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2006/07 - S.6423/A.11035 -- PASSED SENATE/Veterans Affairs
2008 - S.2966/A.5934 RULES/Veterans Affairs
2010 - S.3015/A.10346 VETERANS/Veterans Affairs
2011-12 - S.3222/A.8154 -- PASSED SENATE/Veterans Affairs
2013-14 - S.1435/A.4162 - PASSED SENATE/Veterans Affairs

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

No cost to the state, exemption is offered at local option.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

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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May 24, 2016 - floor Vote

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May 23, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

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Mar 11, 2015 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Mar 11, 2015

Feb 25, 2015 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee Vote: Feb 25, 2015

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May 24, 2016 - floor Vote

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May 23, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

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Mar 11, 2015 - floor Vote

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Feb 25, 2015 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee Vote: Feb 25, 2015

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S870 (ACTIVE) - Details

S870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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S870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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