Assembly Bill A5454

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing a tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A5454 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §466-l, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5967
2017-2018: A5653
2019-2020: A5587
2021-2022: A5663

2023-A5454 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing a tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in a county with a population of more than 250,000 and less than 500,000 persons.

2023-A5454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5454
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing a
   tax exemption on real property owned  by  members  of  volunteer  fire
   companies or voluntary ambulance services in a certain county

   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-l to read as follows:
   §  466-L.  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS  AND  VOLUNTEER  AMBULANCE WORKERS;
 EXEMPTION. 1. REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF  AN  INCORPO-
 RATED  VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, FIRE DEPARTMENT OR INCORPORATED VOLUNTARY
 AMBULANCE SERVICE OR SUCH ENROLLED MEMBER AND SPOUSE RESIDING IN A COUN-
 TY WHICH HAS A POPULATION OF MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED  FIFTY  THOUSAND  AND
 LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FEDERAL
 DECENNIAL  CENSUS  AND  WHICH  IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPU-
 LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION  TO  THE
 EXTENT  OF  TEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR CITY,
 VILLAGE, TOWN, PART TOWN, SCHOOL DISTRICT, SPECIAL  DISTRICT  OR  COUNTY
 PURPOSES,  EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNING
 BODY OF A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN, SCHOOL 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08903-01-3
              

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