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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5997
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
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

2015-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.

2015-S870 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-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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