Assembly Bill A8906

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides alternative real property tax exemptions for active duty members of the armed forces

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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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2019-A8906 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L

2019-A8906 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides alternative real property tax exemptions for active duty members of the armed forces.

2019-A8906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8906
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LiPETRI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  alternative
   exemptions for active duty members of the armed forces
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 458-a of the real property tax law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  (A) AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, "ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED
 FORCES" MEANS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY,  NAVY,  MARINE  CORPS,
 AIR FORCE OR COAST GUARD ON FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY.
   (B)  A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE MAY ADOPT A LOCAL LAW TO INCLUDE
 AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OR THE  SPOUSE  OF  AN  ACTIVE
 DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES, AS EVIDENCED ANNUALLY BY A STATEMENT OF
 SERVICE  FROM  THE  UNIT IN WHICH THE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER SERVES OR OTHER
 ADEQUATE PROOF OF ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE, WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF
 "QUALIFIED OWNER," AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION, AND TO INCLUDE PROPERTY OWNED BY AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF
 THE ARMED FORCES OR THE SPOUSE OF AN ACTIVE DUTY  MEMBER  OF  THE  ARMED
 FORCES  WITHIN  THE DEFINITION OF "QUALIFYING RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY"
 AS PROVIDED IN  PARAGRAPH  (D)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROPERTY SHALL BE THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE ACTIVE
 DUTY  MEMBER  OF THE ARMED FORCES OR THE SPOUSE OF AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER
 OF THE ARMED FORCES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
 ment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or
 after the first of January next succeeding the date on  which  this  act
 shall have become a law.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14435-01-9

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