Senate Bill S1681

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a tax exemption for improvements to the property of severely injured members of the armed forces of the United States

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7289 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S1681 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7289
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §458-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7556
2015-2016: S2253, A3574
2017-2018: S7001, A8729

2019-S1681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a tax exemption for improvements to the property of severely injured members of the armed forces of the United States; authorizes localities to adopt a local law or resolution granting an exemption from taxation and special ad valorem levies for real property altered or improved for the purposes of removing architectural barriers that challenge the mobility of a severely injured member of the armed forces of the United States.

2019-S1681 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1681
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 establishing a
   tax exemption for improvements to the  property  of  severely  injured
   members of the armed forces of the United States
 
   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 458-c to read as follows:
   §  458-C.  IMPROVEMENTS TO PROPERTY OF SEVERELY INJURED MEMBERS OF THE
 ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF  THIS  SECTION,
 "MEMBER  OF  THE  ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES" SHALL MEAN A PERSON
 WHO SERVED IN THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR  FORCE,  MARINES,  COAST  GUARD  OR  A
 RESERVE COMMAND.
   2.  REAL  PROPERTY  ALTERED, INSTALLED OR IMPROVED FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 REMOVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS  THAT  CHALLENGE  THE  MOBILITY  OF  A
 SEVERELY INJURED MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAS
 A  SERVICE-CONNECTED  DISABILITY DUE TO COMBAT AND FOUND FIT TO SERVE BY
 THE PHYSICAL  EVALUATION  BOARD  OF  SUCH  SERVICE  MEMBER'S  BRANCH  OF
 SERVICE, IN EXISTING PROPERTY USED SOLELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES SHALL
 BE  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION  AND SPECIAL AD VALOREM LEVIES AS HEREINAFTER
 PROVIDED. AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A COUNTY, CITY,
 TOWN OR VILLAGE MAY ADOPT A LOCAL LAW AND A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ADOPT  A
 RESOLUTION  TO  GRANT THE EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 A COPY OF SUCH LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE FILED WITH  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  AND  THE  ASSESSOR  OF  SUCH  COUNTY,  CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WHO
 PREPARES THE ASSESSMENT ROLL ON WHICH THE TAXES OF  SUCH  COUNTY,  CITY,
 TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE LEVIED.
   3.  (A) IMPROVEMENTS TO SUCH REAL PROPERTY SHALL BE EXEMPT PURSUANT TO
 THE FOLLOWING EXEMPTION SCHEDULE:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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