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Assembly Bill A9458

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the application period for a real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty

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2025-A9458 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8782
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §471, RPT L (as proposed in S.683-A & A.3729)
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10279

2025-A9458 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an application for a real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty be filed with the assessor on or before the taxable status date.

2025-A9458 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9458
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 6, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a
   real  property  tax exemption for surviving spouses of police officers
   killed in the line of duty
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  471  of the real property tax law, as added by a
 chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the real property tax law  relating
 to  establishing  a real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of
 police officers killed in the line of duty, as proposed  in  legislative
 bills  numbers S. 683-a and A. 3729, is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion 6 to read as follows:
   6. APPLICATION FOR SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE ASSESSOR  ON
 OR  BEFORE  THE  TAXABLE STATUS DATE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as a chapter of the laws of 2025, amending the real property tax
 law relating to establishing a real property tax exemption for surviving
 spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty,  as  proposed  in
 legislative bills numbers S. 683-a and A. 3729, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02742-05-6

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