Senate Bill S9131

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides all local governments with the option to provide a property tax exemption to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers; and to repeal various provisions of the real property tax law

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10155 - Passed Senate


  • 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-S9131 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10155
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §466-a, rpld §§466-a - 466-k, RPT L

2021-S9131 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides all local governments with the option to provide a property tax exemption to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers.

2021-S9131 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9131 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9131
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- 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 providing  all
   local  governments with the option to provide a property tax exemption
   to volunteer firefighters and  volunteer  ambulance  workers;  and  to
   repeal various provisions of the real property tax law relating there-
   to
 
   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-a to read as follows:
   §  466-A.  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS. 1.
 REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN  INCORPORATED  VOLUNTEER
 FIRE  COMPANY,  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OR  INCORPORATED  VOLUNTARY  AMBULANCE
 SERVICE OR SUCH ENROLLED MEMBER AND SPOUSE RESIDING IN ANY COUNTY  SHALL
 BE  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION  TO  THE  EXTENT  OF UP TO TEN PERCENT OF THE
 ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR  CITY,  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  PART  TOWN,
 SPECIAL  DISTRICT,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  FIRE DISTRICT OR COUNTY PURPOSES,
 EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF  A
 CITY,  VILLAGE,  TOWN, SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIRE DISTRICT OR COUNTY, AFTER A
 PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  PROVIDING
 THEREFOR.
   2.  SUCH  EXEMPTION  SHALL  NOT BE GRANTED TO AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN
 INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY,  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OR  INCORPORATED
 VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE RESIDING IN SUCH COUNTY UNLESS:
   (A) THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WHICH IS SERVED
 BY SUCH INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR INCOR-
 PORATED VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE;
   (B) THE PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT;
   (C)  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15549-05-2
              

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