Senate Bill S2707

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a tax exemption for certain volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers in Westchester county

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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-S2707 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5356
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §466-d, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6811

2023-S2707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a tax exemption for certain volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers in Westchester county.

2023-S2707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2707
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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  a
   tax exemption for certain volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers
   in Westchester county

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 466-d of the real property tax law, as  amended  by
 chapter  399  of  the  laws  of 2004, subdivisions 1 and 3 as amended by
 chapter 205 of the laws of 2006 and subdivision 5 as further amended  by
 subdivision  (b)  of  section  1  of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   § 466-d. Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers; WEST-
 CHESTER COUNTY. 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  [a]  WESTCHESTER  county  [which  has a population of more than nine
 hundred thousand and less than nine  hundred  fifty  thousand  persons],
 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 be granted to an enrolled member of an  incor-
 porated  volunteer  fire company, fire department or incorporated volun-
 tary ambulance service residing in [such] WESTCHESTER county only if:
   (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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07115-01-3
              

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