NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9050

Senate Bill S9050

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to veterans who served on a submarine or on classified missions during a period of war

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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Delivered to Governor
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2023-S9050 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §458-a, RPT L

2023-S9050 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to veterans who served on a submarine or on classified missions during a period of war as documented by military service records.

2023-S9050 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9050

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to real property
tax exemptions for veterans

 
PURPOSE:

To provide a real property tax exemption to veterans who have served on
submarines or on classified missions during a period of war.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 provides for a 10 percent property tax abatement for veterans
who have served on classified missions or on a submarine during a period
of war.

Section 2 is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would expand the 10 percent real property tax abatement
currently available to veterans who have served in a combat zone to also
include veterans who have served on classified missions or a submarine
during a period of war. Currently, a veteran must provide proof of
location to show they were in a conflict zone in order to qualify for
the tax benefit. However, it is often impossible for veterans of classi-
fied missions or those stationed on submarines to do this as their
locations are almost always restricted or because of the difficulty of
providing records showing where a submarine was located while deployed.
It is especially difficult for these veterans to prove their eligibility
for this tax abatement because current law requires proof that one has
been in a combat zone in the form of a ribbon or medal granted for such
service, which one may not have received for the reasons cited above.

New York State must ensure that all veterans in the state receive the
benefits they are entitled to and this bill will ensure that many veter-
ans who have been left out will now receive the tax benefit they
deserve.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S9050 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9050
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 real  property
   tax exemptions for veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real
 property tax law, as amended by chapter 473 of  the  laws  of  2004,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  In  addition  to  the exemption provided by paragraph (a) of this
 subdivision, where the veteran served in a combat theatre or combat zone
 of operations, as documented by the award of a  United  States  campaign
 ribbon  or  service medal, or the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy
 expeditionary medal, marine corps expeditionary medal, or global war  on
 terrorism  expeditionary  medal, OR WHERE THE VETERAN SERVED ON A SUBMA-
 RINE OR ON CLASSIFIED MISSIONS DURING A PERIOD OF WAR AS  DOCUMENTED  BY
 MILITARY  SERVICE  RECORDS,  qualifying  residential  real property also
 shall be exempt from taxation to  the  extent  of  ten  percent  of  the
 assessed  value of such property; provided, however, 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 assess-
 ing unit, or in the case of a special assessing unit, the  class  ratio,
 whichever is less.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14745-02-4

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Michelle Hinchey