Assembly Bill A5578A

                             
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                                  5578--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 18, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Veterans'  Affairs  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Veterans'
   Affairs in accordance with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 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  (I)  A  DD FORM 214 (CERTIFICATE OF
 RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY) CONTAINING NOTATIONS  OF  SERVICE
 IN A DESIGNATED COMBAT THEATRE OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS; OR (II) the
 award  of a United States campaign ribbon or service medal, or the armed
 forces expeditionary medal, OR A SERVICE EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL SUCH AS THE
 navy expeditionary medal, marine corps expeditionary medal, or A  COMBAT
 ERA  SPECIFIC  EXPEDITIONARY  MEDAL  SUCH AS THE global war on terrorism
 expeditionary medal, OR  OTHER  COMBAT  THEATER  AWARDS  ESTABLISHED  BY
 FEDERAL  LAW  OR  EXECUTIVE  ORDER,  OR (III) RECEIPT OF HOSTILE FIRE OR
 IMMINENT DANGER PAY (37 U.S.C.   § 301) OR  FEDERAL  COMBAT  INCOME  TAX
 EXEMPTION  (26  U.S.C. § 112), OR (IV) MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS OR OTHER
 DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  NINE  OF
 THIS SECTION INDICATING SERVICE IN A DESIGNATED COMBAT THEATRE OR COMBAT
 ZONE  OF  OPERATIONS, 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05448-04-6
              

 A. 5578--A                          2
 
 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the assessing unit,
 or  in  the case of a special assessing unit, the class ratio, whichever
 is less.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.