Senate Bill S959

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the alternative veterans property tax exemption

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2017-S959 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6252
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4387
2013-2014: S3931, A7704
2015-2016: S3134, A4455
2019-2020: S8143, A6966
2021-2022: S5902, A5612
2023-2024: S7352
2025-2026: S6132

2017-S959 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the alternative veterans property tax exemption and authorizes active members of the military to apply for such exemption.

2017-S959 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    959
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CROCI,  ADDABBO, LARKIN, MURPHY -- 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 the alterna-
   tive veterans property tax exemption

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the real property tax
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) "ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES" AND "IN  THE  ARMED
 FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES" SHALL MEAN FULL-TIME DUTY IN THE ARMY, NAVY
 (INCLUDING MARINE CORPS), AIR FORCE OR COAST GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES.
   § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real prop-
 erty  tax  law  is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii) to read as
 follows:
   (III) THE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION PROVIDED BY THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL
 BE  APPLICABLE  TO INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE
 UNITED STATES AND THOSE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATE  IF  THE
 GOVERNING  BODY OF THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
 WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, AFTER PUBLIC HEARINGS,  ADOPTS  A  RESOL-
 UTION  PROVIDING  SUCH  EXTENSION  OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION. THE PROCEDURE FOR SUCH HEARING  AND  RESOLUTION  SHALL  BE
 CONDUCTED  SEPARATELY FROM THE PROCEDURE FOR ANY HEARING OR LOCAL LAW OR
 RESOLUTION CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
 PARAGRAPH  (B) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR, PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION SIX AND
 PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing  the  date  upon which it shall have become a law and shall apply to
 assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring
 on or after such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00541-01-7

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