Senate Bill S3102A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a real property tax exemption for certain certified first responders

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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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2021-S3102 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3645
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §466-k, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S5840, A9096

2021-S3102 - Summary

Establishes a real property tax exemption for certain certified first responders who are disabled as a result of a certified World Trade Center medical condition.

2021-S3102 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3102 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3102
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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
   real property tax exemption for certain certified first responders

   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. CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS.  1.  REAL  PROPERTY  OWNED  BY  A
 CERTIFIED  FIRST  RESPONDER  WHO  IS DISABLED AS A RESULT OF A CERTIFIED
 WORLD TRADE CENTER MEDICAL CONDITION SHALL BE EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION  TO
 THE EXTENT OF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR
 CITY,  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  PART  TOWN, SPECIAL DISTRICT OR COUNTY PURPOSES,
 EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF  A
 CITY,  VILLAGE,  TOWN  OR COUNTY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL
 LAW, ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  PROVIDING  THEREFOR;  PROVIDED  FURTHER,
 HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  EXEMPTION  SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THREE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY THE LATEST STATE EQUALIZATION RATE FOR THE ASSESS-
 ING UNIT IN WHICH SUCH REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
   2. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE GRANTED TO A CERTIFIED FIRST  RESPONDER
 WHO  IS  DISABLED  AS A RESULT OF A CERTIFIED WORLD TRADE CENTER MEDICAL
 CONDITION UNLESS:
   (A) THE PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT; AND
   (B)  THE  PROPERTY  IS  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  RESIDENTIAL  PURPOSES;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT ANY PORTION OF SUCH PROPERTY IS NOT
 USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  THE  APPLICANT'S RESIDENCE BUT IS USED FOR OTHER
 PURPOSES, SUCH PORTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION  AND  THE  REMAINING
 PORTION  ONLY  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  THE  EXEMPTION  PROVIDED BY THIS
 SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01118-01-1
              

2021-S3102A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3645
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §466-k, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S5840, A9096

2021-S3102A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a real property tax exemption for certain certified first responders who are disabled as a result of a certified World Trade Center medical condition.

2021-S3102A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3102A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3102--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs -- 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 establishing a
   real property tax exemption for certain certified first responders
 
   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. CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   (B)  "CERTIFIED  WORLD  TRADE  CENTER  MEDICAL CONDITION" SHALL MEAN A
 MEDICAL CONDITION WHICH HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY  THE  WORLD  TRADE  CENTER
 HEALTH PROGRAM AS A COVERED CONDITION.
   2.  REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER WHO IS DISABLED
 AS A RESULT OF A CERTIFIED WORLD TRADE CENTER MEDICAL CONDITION SHALL BE
 EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO THE EXTENT OF FIFTEEN PERCENT  OF  THE  ASSESSED
 VALUE  OF  SUCH  PROPERTY  FOR  CITY,  VILLAGE, TOWN, PART TOWN, SPECIAL
 DISTRICT OR COUNTY PURPOSES, EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS,  PROVIDED
 THAT  THE  GOVERNING  BODY  OF  A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUNTY, AFTER A
 PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  PROVIDING
 THEREFOR;  PROVIDED  FURTHER,  HOWEVER,  THAT SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL IN NO
 EVENT EXCEED THREE THOUSAND  DOLLARS  MULTIPLIED  BY  THE  LATEST  STATE
 EQUALIZATION  RATE FOR THE ASSESSING UNIT IN WHICH SUCH REAL PROPERTY IS
 LOCATED.
   3. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE GRANTED TO A CERTIFIED FIRST  RESPONDER
 WHO  IS  DISABLED  AS A RESULT OF A CERTIFIED WORLD TRADE CENTER MEDICAL
 CONDITION UNLESS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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