assembly Bill A3379A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes school districts to grant the Cold War veterans' real property tax exemption

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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 19, 2016 signed chap.253
Aug 08, 2016 delivered to governor
Jun 06, 2016 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.623
substituted for s2210b
Jun 01, 2016 referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 26, 2016 advanced to third reading cal.756
May 25, 2016 reported
May 17, 2016 reported referred to ways and means
Mar 30, 2016 print number 3379a
Mar 30, 2016 amend and recommit to veterans' affairs
Jan 20, 2016 committed to veterans' affairs
Jan 06, 2016 ordered to third reading cal.148
returned to assembly
died in senate
May 18, 2015 referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 14, 2015 advanced to third reading cal.357
May 12, 2015 reported
Mar 10, 2015 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 22, 2015 referred to veterans' affairs

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A3379 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2210
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8694, S6468

A3379 - Summary

Authorizes school districts to grant the Cold War veterans' real property tax exemption.

A3379 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3379

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, SKOUFIS, THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing
  school districts to grant an exemption to Cold War veterans

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 458-b of the real
property  tax  law,  as  amended  by chapter 235 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) Each county, city, town or village may adopt a local law, AND EACH
SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION, to provide that qualifying resi-
dential real property shall be exempt from taxation  to  the  extent  of
either: (i) ten percent of the assessed value of such property; provided
however,  that such exemption shall not exceed eight thousand dollars or
the product of eight thousand dollars multiplied  by  the  latest  state
equalization  rate  of  the assessing unit, or, in the case of a special
assessing unit, the latest class  ratio,  whichever  is  less  or;  (ii)
fifteen  percent of the assessed value of such property; provided howev-
er, that such exemption shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars or  the
product of twelve thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equal-
ization  rate  for  the  assessing  unit,  or,  in the case of a special
assessing unit, the latest class ratio, whichever is less.
  S 2. Subparagraphs (i) and (iii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2  of
section 458-b of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 235 of
the  laws  of 2009, subparagraph (iii) as further amended by subdivision
(b) of section 1 of part W of chapter  56  of  the  laws  of  2010,  are
amended to read as follows:
  (i)  The exemption from taxation provided by this subdivision shall be
applicable to county, city, town, [and]  village,  AND  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
taxation[,  but  shall  not  be  applicable  to  taxes levied for school
purposes].

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03109-01-5

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A3379A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2210
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8694, S6468

A3379A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes school districts to grant the Cold War veterans' real property tax exemption.

A3379A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3379--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, SKOUFIS, THIELE, MILLER, CURRAN, COLTON,
  BRABENEC -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Veterans'
  Affairs  -- ordered to a third reading -- 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  authorizing
  school districts to grant an exemption to Cold War veterans

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 458-b of the real
property tax law, as amended by chapter 235 of  the  laws  of  2009,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) Each county, city, town or village may adopt a local law, AND EACH
SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION, to provide that qualifying resi-
dential  real  property  shall  be exempt from taxation to the extent of
either: (i) ten percent of the assessed value of such property; provided
however, that such exemption shall not exceed eight thousand dollars  or
the  product  of  eight  thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state
equalization rate of the assessing unit, or, in the case  of  a  special
assessing  unit,  the  latest  class  ratio,  whichever is less or; (ii)
fifteen percent of the assessed value of such property; provided  howev-
er,  that such exemption shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars or the
product of twelve thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equal-
ization rate for the assessing unit,  or,  in  the  case  of  a  special
assessing unit, the latest class ratio, whichever is less.
  S  2. Subparagraphs (i) and (iii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of
section 458-b of the real property tax law, subparagraph (i) as  amended
by  chapter 235 of the laws of 2009 and subparagraph (iii) as amended by
chapter 381 of the laws of 2015, are amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03109-03-6