Assembly Bill A5790

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes granting of school tax exemption to veterans with at least forty percent disability

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  • 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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2009-A5790 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5067

2009-A5790 - Summary

Provides that after a public hearing a school district may adopt a resolution providing a school tax exemption on residential property owned by a veteran with at least a forty percent disability; provides that in order to qualify for such an exemption, an individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from the bureau of veterans' affairs stating that he has a permanent service related physical impairment which limits such individual's major life activities by at least forty percent.

2009-A5790 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5790

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. HAYES, BALL, BARRA, FINCH, HAWLEY, RAIA, WALKER
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES,  BARCLAY,  BOYLAND,  KOLB,
  McDONOUGH,  MOLINARO,  RABBITT,  TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  an  optional
  school tax exemption for certain disabled veterans

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 459-d to read as follows:
  S  459-D.  DISABLED  VETERANS; SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION. 1. AFTER A PUBLIC
HEARING A SCHOOL DISTRICT  MAY  ADOPT  A  RESOLUTION  PROVIDING  FOR  AN
EXEMPTION TO THE EXTENT OF FIFTY PER CENTUM OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF
RESIDENTIAL  REAL  PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
SUCH RESOLUTION MAY PROVIDE A SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION ON RESIDENTIAL  PROP-
ERTY  OWNED  BY  A VETERAN WITH AT LEAST A FORTY PERCENT DISABILITY, WHO
RESIDES ON THE REAL PROPERTY.
  2. TO QUALIFY AS A FORTY PERCENT OR MORE DISABLED VETERAN, AN INDIVID-
UAL SHALL SUBMIT TO THE ASSESSOR A CERTIFIED STATEMENT FROM  THE  UNITED
STATES  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS WHICH STATES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL
HAS A PERMANENT SERVICE RELATED PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT  WHICH  LIMITS  SUCH
INDIVIDUAL'S MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES BY AT LEAST FORTY PERCENT.
  3.  SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY UPON APPLICATION BY THE OWNER
OF THE REAL PROPERTY ON A FORM PRESCRIBED  AND  MADE  AVAILABLE  BY  THE
STATE BOARD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect June 1, 2010.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07564-01-9

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2009-A5790A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5067

2009-A5790A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that after a public hearing a school district may adopt a resolution providing a school tax exemption on residential property owned by a veteran with at least a forty percent disability; provides that in order to qualify for such an exemption, an individual shall submit to the assessor a certified statement from the bureau of veterans' affairs stating that he has a permanent service related physical impairment which limits such individual's major life activities by at least forty percent.

2009-A5790A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A5790A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5790--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HAYES,  BALL,  BARRA, FINCH, HAWLEY, RAIA --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BACALLES,  BARCLAY,  BOYLAND,  JORDAN,
  KOLB, McDONOUGH, MOLINARO, RABBITT, TOWNSEND -- 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  an  optional
  school tax exemption for certain disabled veterans

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 459-d to read as follows:
  S  459-D.  DISABLED  VETERANS; SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION. 1. AFTER A PUBLIC
HEARING A SCHOOL DISTRICT  MAY  ADOPT  A  RESOLUTION  PROVIDING  FOR  AN
EXEMPTION TO THE EXTENT OF FIFTY PER CENTUM OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF
RESIDENTIAL  REAL  PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
SUCH RESOLUTION MAY PROVIDE A SCHOOL TAX EXEMPTION ON RESIDENTIAL  PROP-
ERTY  OWNED  BY  A VETERAN WITH AT LEAST A FORTY PERCENT DISABILITY, WHO
RESIDES ON THE REAL PROPERTY.
  2. TO QUALIFY AS A FORTY PERCENT OR MORE DISABLED VETERAN, AN INDIVID-
UAL SHALL SUBMIT TO THE ASSESSOR A CERTIFIED STATEMENT FROM  THE  UNITED
STATES  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS WHICH STATES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL
HAS A PERMANENT SERVICE RELATED PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT  WHICH  LIMITS  SUCH
INDIVIDUAL'S MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES BY AT LEAST FORTY PERCENT.
  3.  SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY UPON APPLICATION BY THE OWNER
OF THE REAL PROPERTY ON A FORM PRESCRIBED  AND  MADE  AVAILABLE  BY  THE
STATE BOARD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect June 1, 2011.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07564-03-0

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