senate Bill S237

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases maximum income eligibility levels for real property tax exemptions for seniors

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018 referred to aging
Jun 21, 2017 committed to rules
Mar 13, 2017 advanced to third reading
Mar 08, 2017 2nd report cal.
Mar 07, 2017 1st report cal.375
Jan 04, 2017 referred to aging

Votes

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Mar 7, 2017 - Aging committee Vote

S237
11
0
committee
11
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Aging Committee Vote: Mar 7, 2017

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S237 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7544
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §467, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2022, A4709
2011-2012: S2212, A3740
2013-2014: S3585, A463
2015-2016: S1074, A5416
2019-2020: A6874

S237 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases maximum income eligibility levels for real property tax exemptions for seniors.

S237 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                   237

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend  the real property tax law, in relation to increasing
  maximum income eligibility levels for real property tax exemptions for
  seniors

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
467  of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 261 of the laws
of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  (1) [Any] PRIOR TO JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, ANY  local  law,
ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdi-
vision  may  be  amended, or a local law, ordinance or resolution may be
adopted, to provide an exemption so as to increase  the  maximum  income
eligibility  level of such municipal corporation as provided in subdivi-
sion three of this section (represented in the hereinbelow  schedule  as
M), to the extent provided in the following schedule:

   ANNUAL INCOME                           PERCENTAGE ASSESSED VALUATION
                                                EXEMPT FROM TAXATION

More than (M) but
   less than (M+ $1,000)                           45 per centum
(M+ $1,000 or more) but
   less than (M+ $2,000)                           40 per centum
(M+ $2,000 or more) but
   less than (M+ $3,000)                           35 per centum
(M+ $3,000 or more) but
   less than (M+ $3,900)                           30 per centum
(M+ $3,900 or more) but

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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