NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3336

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May 15, 2018	referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1175 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 03, 2018	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Jan 20, 2017	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

- May 15, 2018 - Floor Vote
  S3336
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 15, 2018
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Mayer
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Croci
  May 15, 2018 - Rules Committee Vote
  S3336
  
  25
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 15, 2018
      
      aye (25)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky

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2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Veterans
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5370
2011-2012: S3812
2013-2014: S3355
2015-2016: S2025
2019-2020: S2570
2021-2022: S3402

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides additional tax exemptions on qualifying residential real property where two or more qualified veterans live in the same household.

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3336

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the real property tax law, in
relation to granting an additional tax exemption for two qualified
veterans living in the same household

 PURPOSE :

To allow for an additional real property tax exemption when two
qualified veterans reside in the same household for the alternative
veterans' exemptions.

 EXISTING LAW :

RPT law Section 458a subsection 2a provides a real property exemption
for veterans up to 15% of the assessed value of such property,
provided, that such exemption shall not exceed $12,000 or the product
of twelve thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equalization
rate.

RPT law section 458a subsection 2b provides an additional exemption of
up to 10% of qualifying residential real property for veterans who
served in a combat theatre or combat zone of operations, provided,
however, that such exemption shall not exceed $8000 or the product of
eight thousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equalization
rate for the assessing unit.

 JUSTIFICATION :

By enlisting as a member of the armed forces a person chooses to place
themselves in harm's way to protect our country and our freedoms.
With the United States' ongoing involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan a
soldier's enlistment means there is a significant chance of
deployment. When a soldier is deployed there is a financial burden
placed on the families they leave behind. This is a debt that their
families may endure for years to come.

New York State recognizes and rewards the soldiers who enlist and
serve during a time of war by granting them an Alternative Veterans
real property tax exemption. The Alternative Veterans Exemption is
available only for residential property of veterans who served during
wartime or received an expeditionary medal. This provides for an
exemption of 15% of the assessed value to veterans who served during
wartime and an additional 10% to those who served in a combat zone.
Each county must "opt-in" to grant this alternative exemption.

However, if two qualified veterans reside in the same household the
exemption does not change or increase. This legislation will allow for
an increase of the Alternative Veterans exemption for a household with
two qualifying veterans. The new language provides for an addition of
half of the current percentages allowed. Therefore, a household with
two veterans who served during wartime would receive an exemption up
to 22.5% of the assessed value of the property and additional 15% if
both veterans served in a combat zone. Each county must still opt in
to grant this alternative exemption. This legislation will Properly
recognize and reward all veterans who have served their country and
who own property in New York State.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2005-06: S.7241 Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security & Military
Affairs
2007-08: S.2840 Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security & Military
Affairs
2009-2010: S.5370 - Passed Senate, referred to Real Property Taxation
in Assembly
2011-2012: S.3812 - Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security & Military
Affairs
2013-2014: S.3355 - Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security & Military
Affairs
2015-16: S.2025 - Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security & Military
Affairs

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
The first of January succeeding the date in which it becomes law.

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3336
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  granting  an
   additional tax exemption for two qualified veterans living in the same
   household

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a of
 the real property tax law, paragraph (a) as amended by  chapter  899  of
 the laws of 1985 and paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 473 of the laws
 of 2004, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  (I)  Qualifying  residential  real  property shall be exempt from
 taxation to the extent of fifteen percent of the assessed value of  such
 property; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed twelve
 thousand dollars or the product of twelve thousand dollars multiplied by
 the  latest  state  equalization  rate for the assessing unit, or in the
 case of a special assessing unit, the latest class ratio,  whichever  is
 less.
   (II) IN ADDITION TO THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH,  WHERE  MORE THAN ONE VETERAN, QUALIFYING UNDER THIS SECTION,
 LIVES IN  THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, QUALIFYING RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY  ALSO
 SHALL  BE  EXEMPT    FROM  TAXATION  TO THE EXTENT OF SEVEN AND ONE-HALF
 PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT
 SUCH  ADDITIONAL  EXEMPTION SHALL NOT EXCEED SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS OR THE
 PRODUCT OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY THE LATEST STATE EQUALIZA-
 TION RATE FOR THE ASSESSING UNIT, OR IN THE CASE OF A SPECIAL  ASSESSING
 UNIT, THE LATEST CLASS RATIO, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
   (b) (I) In addition to the exemption provided by paragraph (a) of this
 subdivision, where the veteran served in a combat theatre or combat zone
 of  operations,  as  documented by the award of a United States campaign
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD08617-01-7

 S. 3336                             2
 
 ribbon or service medal, or the armed forces expeditionary  medal,  navy
 expeditionary  medal, marine corps expeditionary medal, or global war on
 terrorism expeditionary medal, qualifying residential real property also
 shall  be  exempt  from  taxation  to  the  extent of 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 for the assess-
 ing  unit,  or in the case of a special assessing unit, the class ratio,
 whichever is less.
   (II) IN ADDITION TO THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION AND THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH,  WHERE  MORE  THAN  ONE VETERAN, QUALIFYING UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH,
 LIVES IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, QUALIFYING RESIDENTIAL REAL  PROPERTY  ALSO
 SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION  TO  THE EXTENT OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE
 ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH ADDITIONAL
 EXEMPTION SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS OR THE PRODUCT OF  FOUR
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS  MULTIPLIED  BY THE LATEST STATE EQUALIZATION RATE FOR
 THE ASSESSING UNIT, OR IN THE CASE OF  A  SPECIAL  ASSESSING  UNIT,  THE
 LATEST CLASS RATIO, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S3336

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

May 15, 2018 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 15, 2018

May 15, 2018 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 15, 2018

co-Sponsors

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Jamaal T. Bailey

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

co-Sponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Leroy Comrie

Jesse Hamilton

Jose Peralta

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3336 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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