NY State Senate Bill S1378

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May 03, 2022	referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate
Apr 27, 2022	advanced to third reading
Apr 26, 2022	2nd report cal.
Apr 25, 2022	1st report cal.803
Jan 05, 2022	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs returned to senate died in assembly
Mar 18, 2021	referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 10, 2021	amended on third reading 1378a
Feb 01, 2021	advanced to third reading
Jan 26, 2021	2nd report cal.
Jan 25, 2021	1st report cal.153
Jan 11, 2021	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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S1378 - Details

Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §458-d, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2742
2011-2012: S1750
2013-2014: S2181
2015-2016: S4527
2017-2018: S2407
2019-2020: S2930

S1378 - Summary

Authorizes municipalities to offer a real property tax exemption for property owned by certain persons performing active duty in a combat zone in an amount to the extent of fifteen percent of the assessed value of the real property, but shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars.

S1378 - Sponsor Memo

S1378 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1378
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROOKS,  HARCKHAM,  KAPLAN, LIU -- 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 a real proper-
   ty  tax  exemption  for  property  owned by certain persons performing
   active duty in a combat zone
 
   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-d to read as follows:
   § 458-D. ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "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, MARINE CORPS, AIR FORCE OR COAST GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES.
   (B) "COMBAT ZONE" SHALL MEAN AREAS DESIGNATED BY  AN  EXECUTIVE  ORDER
 FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES ARMED
 FORCES ARE ENGAGING OR HAVE ENGAGED IN COMBAT.
   (C)  "QUALIFIED  OWNER"  MEANS AN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER WHOSE
 MILITARY DUTY STATION PLACES HIS OR HER RESIDENCE WITHIN THE  BOUNDARIES
 OF NEW YORK STATE.
   (D)  "QUALIFIED  RESIDENTIAL  REAL PROPERTY" MEANS PROPERTY OWNED BY A
 QUALIFIED OWNER WHICH IS  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  RESIDENTIAL  PURPOSES;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT IN THE EVENT THAT ANY PORTION OF SUCH PROPERTY
 IS NOT USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, BUT IS USED FOR  OTHER
 PURPOSES, SUCH PORTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AND ONLY THE REMAIN-
 ING  PORTION  USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES SHALL BE SUBJECT
 TO THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.
   (E) "LATEST STATE EQUALIZATION RATE" MEANS THE LATEST FINAL  EQUALIZA-
 TION  RATE  ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWELVE OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01238-01-1

 S. 1378                             2
 
   (F) "LATEST CLASS RATIO" MEANS THE LATEST  FINAL  CLASS  RATIO  ESTAB-
 LISHED  BY  THE  STATE  BOARD PURSUANT TO TITLE ONE OF ARTICLE TWELVE OF
 THIS CHAPTER FOR USE IN A SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION
 EIGHTEEN HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
   2.  (A)  EACH  GOVERNING  BODY  OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE MAY
 AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING ADOPT A LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION TO  PROVIDE  THAT
 QUALIFYING  RESIDENTIAL  REAL  PROPERTY SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO
 THE EXTENT OF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE  OF  SUCH  PROPERTY,
 PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  THAT SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT EXCEED TWELVE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS OR THE PRODUCT OF TWELVE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  MULTIPLIED  BY  THE
 LATEST STATE EQUALIZATION RATE OF THE ASSESSING UNIT, OR, IN THE CASE OF
 A SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT, THE LATEST CLASS RATIO, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
   (B)  IN  ADDITION  TO  THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION EACH GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR  VILLAGE  MAY
 ADOPT  A  LOCAL  LAW OR RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE AN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE
 MEMBER WHO AT ANY TIME DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR PERFORMED ACTIVE  SERVICE
 IN  THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES IN A COMBAT ZONE AS DOCUMENTED
 BY A COPY OF HIS OR HER MILITARY ORDERS OR CERTIFIED LETTER FROM HIS  OR
 HER COMMANDING OFFICER, QUALIFYING RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY MAY ALSO BE
 EXEMPT  FROM TAXATION TO THE EXTENT OF TEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE
 OF SUCH PROPERTY, PROVIDED, THAT SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT  EXCEED  EIGHT
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS OR THE PRODUCT OF EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY
 THE LATEST STATE EQUALIZATION RATE FOR THE ASSESSING  UNIT,  OR  IN  THE
 CASE OF A SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT, THE CLASS RATIO, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
   3.  THE  EXEMPTIONS  FROM  TAXATION  PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 APPLICABLE TO ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE,  BUT  SHALL  NOT  BE
 APPLICABLE  TO  TAXES  LEVIED  FOR  SCHOOL  PURPOSES.  IF AN ACTIVE DUTY
 SERVICE MEMBER RECEIVED AN EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTY-
 EIGHT,  FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT-A OR FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT-B OF THIS
 TITLE, THE ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE
 THE EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION.
   4. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION SHALL BE MADE BY THE OWNER, OR ALL OF THE
 OWNERS,  OF  THE  PROPERTY ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD.  THE
 OWNER OR OWNERS SHALL FILE THE COMPLETED FORM IN THE  ASSESSOR'S  OFFICE
 ON  OR  BEFORE  THE  FIRST APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE. THE OWNER OR
 OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REFILE EACH  YEAR.    APPLI-
 CANTS SHALL REFILE ON OR BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE. ANY
 APPLICANT  CONVICTED  OF  WILLFULLY  MAKING  ANY  FALSE STATEMENT IN THE
 APPLICATION FOR  SUCH  EXEMPTION  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE  PENALTIES
 PRESCRIBED IN THE PENAL LAW.
   5. A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE REPEALED BY THE
 GOVERNING  BODY  OF  THE APPLICABLE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE. SUCH
 REPEAL SHALL OCCUR AT LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE
 OF SUCH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  second  day  of  January  next
 succeeding  the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply
 to real property having a taxable status date on or after such effective
 date.

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S1378A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §458-d, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2742
2011-2012: S1750
2013-2014: S2181
2015-2016: S4527
2017-2018: S2407
2019-2020: S2930

S1378A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1378A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1378A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1378--A
     Cal. No. 153
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROOKS,  HARCKHAM,  HINCHEY, JORDAN, KAPLAN, LIU,
   REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed
   to  be  committed  to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and
   Military Affairs -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
   first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a real proper-
   ty  tax  exemption  for  property  owned by certain persons performing
   active duty in a combat zone
 
   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-d to read as follows:
   § 458-D. ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "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, MARINE CORPS, AIR FORCE, COAST  GUARD,  OR  ARMY,  AIR,  AND  NAVY
 NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES.
   (B)  "COMBAT  ZONE"  SHALL MEAN AREAS DESIGNATED BY AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
 FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES ARMED
 FORCES ARE ENGAGING OR HAVE ENGAGED IN COMBAT.
   (C) "QUALIFIED OWNER" MEANS AN ACTIVE MILITARY  SERVICE  MEMBER  WHOSE
 MILITARY  DUTY STATION PLACES HIS OR HER RESIDENCE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES
 OF NEW YORK STATE.
   (D) "QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY" MEANS PROPERTY  OWNED  BY  A
 QUALIFIED  OWNER  WHICH  IS  USED  EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT THAT ANY PORTION OF  SUCH  PROPERTY
 IS  NOT USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, BUT IS USED FOR OTHER
 PURPOSES, SUCH PORTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AND ONLY THE REMAIN-
 ING PORTION USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES SHALL  BE  SUBJECT
 TO THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01238-02-1

 S. 1378--A                          2
 
   (E)  "LATEST STATE EQUALIZATION RATE" MEANS THE LATEST FINAL EQUALIZA-
 TION RATE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  TWELVE  OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   (F)  "LATEST  CLASS  RATIO"  MEANS THE LATEST FINAL CLASS RATIO ESTAB-
 LISHED BY THE STATE BOARD PURSUANT TO TITLE ONE  OF  ARTICLE  TWELVE  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER  FOR USE IN A SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 EIGHTEEN HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
   2. (A) EACH GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  MAY
 AFTER  A  PUBLIC HEARING ADOPT A LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT
 QUALIFYING RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY SHALL BE EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION  TO
 THE  EXTENT  OF  FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY,
 PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT EXCEED  TWELVE  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  OR  THE  PRODUCT  OF  TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY THE
 LATEST STATE EQUALIZATION RATE OF THE ASSESSING UNIT, OR, IN THE CASE OF
 A SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT, THE LATEST CLASS RATIO, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
   (B) IN ADDITION TO THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  EACH  GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE MAY
 ADOPT A LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE AN  ACTIVE  MILITARY  SERVICE
 MEMBER  WHO AT ANY TIME DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR PERFORMED ACTIVE SERVICE
 IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES IN A COMBAT ZONE AS  DOCUMENTED
 BY  A COPY OF HIS OR HER MILITARY ORDERS OR CERTIFIED LETTER FROM HIS OR
 HER COMMANDING OFFICER, QUALIFYING RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY MAY ALSO BE
 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO THE EXTENT OF TEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED  VALUE
 OF  SUCH  PROPERTY, PROVIDED, THAT SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT EXCEED EIGHT
 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR THE PRODUCT OF EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED  BY
 THE  LATEST  STATE  EQUALIZATION  RATE FOR THE ASSESSING UNIT, OR IN THE
 CASE OF A SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT, THE CLASS RATIO, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
   3. THE EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXATION PROVIDED  BY  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 APPLICABLE  TO  ANY  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,  OR VILLAGE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
 APPLICABLE TO TAXES LEVIED  FOR  SCHOOL  PURPOSES.  IF  AN  ACTIVE  DUTY
 SERVICE  MEMBER  RECEIVED AN EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-
 EIGHT, FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT-A OR FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT-B OF  THIS
 TITLE,  THE  ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
 THE EXEMPTION UNDER THIS SECTION.
   4. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION SHALL BE MADE BY THE OWNER, OR ALL OF THE
 OWNERS, OF THE PROPERTY ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE  BOARD.    THE
 OWNER  OR  OWNERS SHALL FILE THE COMPLETED FORM IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
 ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS  DATE.  THE  OWNER  OR
 OWNERS  OF  THE  PROPERTY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REFILE EACH YEAR.  APPLI-
 CANTS SHALL REFILE ON OR BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE. ANY
 APPLICANT CONVICTED OF WILLFULLY  MAKING  ANY  FALSE  STATEMENT  IN  THE
 APPLICATION  FOR  SUCH  EXEMPTION  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE PENALTIES
 PRESCRIBED IN THE PENAL LAW.
   5. A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE REPEALED BY THE
 GOVERNING BODY OF THE APPLICABLE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE.  SUCH
 REPEAL SHALL OCCUR AT LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE
 OF SUCH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take effect on the second day of January next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall  apply
 to real property having a taxable status date on or after such effective
 date.

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May 3, 2022 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 3, 2022

Apr 25, 2022 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

Committee Vote: Apr 25, 2022

Mar 18, 2021 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Mar 18, 2021

Jan 25, 2021 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee Vote: Jan 25, 2021

Bill Amendments

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S1378 - Details

S1378 - Summary

S1378 - Sponsor Memo

S1378 - Bill Text download pdf

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S1378A (ACTIVE) - Details

S1378A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S1378A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1378A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Mar 18, 2021 - floor Vote

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Jan 25, 2021 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

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S1378 - Details

S1378 - Summary

S1378 - Sponsor Memo

S1378 - Bill Text download pdf

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S1378A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1378A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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