S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1079
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 13, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Aging
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to pension income
and tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property
occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 467-b of the real
property tax law, as amended by chapter 500 of the laws of 2001, is
amended to read as follows:
c. "Income" means income from all sources after deduction of all
income and social security taxes and includes social security and
retirement benefits, supplemental security income and additional state
payments, public assistance benefits, interest, dividends, net rental
income, salary or earnings, and net income from self-employment, but
shall not include gifts or inheritances, payments made to individuals
because of their status as victims of Nazi persecution, as defined in
P.L. 103-286, or increases in benefits accorded pursuant to the social
security act or a public or private pension paid to any member of the
household [which increase, in any given year, does not exceed the
consumer price index (all items United States city average)] for such
year which take effect after the date of eligibility of head of the
household receiving benefits hereunder whether received by the head of
the household or any other member of the household;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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