assembly Bill A6712

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes municipalities to offer real property tax credits to certain volunteers who live in one municipality but who serve in neighboring municipalities

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to real property taxation
Mar 15, 2019 referred to real property taxation

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A6712 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1913
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §466-k, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6362
2017-2018: A5209, A10009, S931

A6712 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes municipalities to offer real property tax credits to certain volunteers who live in one municipality but who serve in neighboring municipalities.

A6712 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  6712

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 15, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax  law,  in  relation  to  volunteer
  firefighter and ambulance credits

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

  Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 466-k to read as follows:
  § 466-K. EXTENSION OF BENEFITS. ANY GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY, VILLAGE,
TOWN,  COUNTY,  OR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS PROVIDED A REAL PROPERTY TAX
CREDIT TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS SERVING
THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THEY RESIDE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION  OF
THIS  TITLE  TO  THE  CONTRARY, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND SUCH REAL
PROPERTY TAX CREDIT TO ANY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE
WORKER  WHO  PROVIDES  SUCH  VOLUNTEER  SERVICES  TO A NEIGHBORING CITY,
VILLAGE, TOWN, COUNTY, OR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07964-01-9