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Senate Bill S7657A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Expands the real property tax exemption for persons with disabilities to property owners who are a parent or parents of an individual with a disability

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2021-S7657 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9358
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A1660
2025-2026: A3232

2021-S7657 - Summary

Expands the real property tax exemption for persons with disabilities to property owners who are a parent or parents of an individual with a disability and such individual lives at such property.

2021-S7657 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7657 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7657
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to expanding  the
   real  property tax exemption for persons with disabilities to property
   owners who are a parent or parents of an individual with a disability

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 459-c of the real
 property  tax  law,  as  amended  by chapter 348 of the laws of 2007, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) Real property owned by one or more persons with  disabilities,  or
 real  property  owned  by  a  husband, wife, or both, or by siblings, at
 least one of whom has a disability, OR REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY  A  PARENT
 OR  PARENTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY WHO LIVES AT SUCH PROPER-
 TY, or real property owned by one or more persons, some of whom  qualify
 under  this  section  and  the others of whom qualify under section four
 hundred sixty-seven of  this  title,  and  whose  income,  as  hereafter
 defined,  is  limited by reason of such disability OR SUCH DISABILITY OF
 AN INDIVIDUAL REQUIRES REGULAR, SIGNIFICANT  SPENDING  OF  A  PARENT  OR
 PARENTS'  INCOME TO CARE FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL, shall be exempt from taxa-
 tion by any municipal corporation in which  located  to  the  extent  of
 fifty  per  centum  of  the  assessed  valuation  thereof 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, other  than
 a school district subject to article fifty-two of the education law, may
 adopt  a  resolution  to grant the exemption authorized pursuant to this
 section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14089-02-1

2021-S7657A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9358
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A1660
2025-2026: A3232

2021-S7657A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the real property tax exemption for persons with disabilities to property owners who are a parent or parents of an individual with a disability and such individual lives at such property.

2021-S7657A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7657A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7657--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to expanding  the
   real  property tax exemption for persons with disabilities to property
   owners who are a parent or parents of an individual with a disability
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 459-c of the real
 property  tax  law,  as  amended  by chapter 348 of the laws of 2007, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) Real property owned by one or more persons with  disabilities,  or
 real  property  owned  by  a  husband, wife, or both, or by siblings, at
 least one of whom has a disability, or real property  owned  by  one  or
 more  persons, some of whom qualify under this section and the others of
 whom qualify under section four hundred sixty-seven of this  title,  and
 whose  income,  as hereafter defined, is limited by reason of such disa-
 bility, shall be exempt from taxation by any  municipal  corporation  in
 which  located  to  the extent of fifty per centum of the assessed valu-
 ation thereof 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, other than a school district subject to article
 fifty-two of the education law, may adopt  a  resolution  to  grant  the
 exemption  authorized  pursuant to this section. AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING,
 THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE MAY ADOPT A LOCAL
 LAW AND A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OTHER THAN A SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBJECT TO ARTI-
 CLE FIFTY-TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW, MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO  GRANT  AN
 EXEMPTION TO REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A PARENT OR PARENTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL
 WITH  A  DISABILITY  WHO  LIVES  AT SUCH PROPERTY WHEN SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S
 DISABILITY REQUIRES REGULAR SIGNIFICANT SPENDING OF A PARENT OR PARENTS'
 INCOME TO CARE FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14089-03-2

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