Senate Bill S5833

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain exemptions from school district real property taxes for volunteer firefighters

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S5833 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4970
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §466-l, RPT L

2023-S5833 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes exemptions from school district real property taxes for volunteer firefighters residing in such school district.

2023-S5833 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5833 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5833
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- 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  authorizing
   certain exemptions from school district real property taxes for volun-
   teer firefighters

   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; ALTERNATIVE EXEMPTION. 1.  REAL PROP-
 ERTY  OWNED  BY  AN  ENROLLED  MEMBER  OF AN INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE
 COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR SUCH ENROLLED MEMBER AND SPOUSE  SHALL  BE
 EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION  OF  SUCH  PROPERTY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PURPOSES,
 EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF  A
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE
 OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR; PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH
 EXEMPTION SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY
 THE  LATEST STATE EQUALIZATION RATE FOR THE ASSESSING UNIT IN WHICH SUCH
 REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
   2. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE GRANTED TO AN  ENROLLED  MEMBER  OF  AN
 INCORPORATED  VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT RESIDING IN SUCH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT UNLESS:
   (A) THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH  IS  SERVED  BY
 SUCH INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT;
   (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
 PORTION ONLY SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  THE  EXEMPTION  PROVIDED  BY  THIS
 SECTION; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07809-01-3
              

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