Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to aging |
May 11, 2009 |
reported and committed to finance |
Apr 02, 2009 |
motion to discharge filed |
Feb 11, 2009 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S2051
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S2051 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3139
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง431, RPT L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S2998, A3943
2013-2014: S1767, A1212
2015-2016: S1480, A1472
2017-2018: S3195, A2533
2019-2020: S3769, A3389
2021-2022: S9547, A7160
2009-S2051 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2051 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a capped real property school tax rate for persons seventy years of age or older who meet the eligibility requirements for the enhanced STAR exemption PURPOSE : To create a fixed real property school tax rate for real property owners seventy (70) years of age or older who qualify for the enhanced STAR exemption. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill amends the real property tax law by establishing a fixed real property school tax rate for persons seventy years of age or over who meet the requirements for the enhanced STAR exemption. The enhanced STAR exemption is available for the primary residences of senior citizens with yearly household incomes not exceeding the state-wide standard. 1: (a) Under the bill, residential real property owned and occupied
2009-S2051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2051 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, DeFRANCISCO, HANNON, O. JOHNSON, LARKIN, MAZIARZ, MORAHAN, SEWARD, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a capped real property school tax rate for persons seventy years of age or older who meet the eligibility requirements for the enhanced STAR exemption 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 431 to read as follows: S 431. PERSONS SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE OR OVER; CAPPED REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE. 1. (A) RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY ONE OR MORE PERSONS, EACH OF WHOM IS SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE OR OVER AND MEETS EACH OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENHANCED EXEMPTION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS SET FORTH IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, OR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY HUSBAND AND WIFE, ONE OF WHOM IS SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE OR OVER AND MEETS EACH OF THE REQUIRE- MENTS FOR THE ENHANCED EXEMPTION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS SET FORTH IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CAPPED REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR. (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CAPPED REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE" SHALL MEAN THE LOWER OF: (I) THE REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE ESTABLISHED ON THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE NEXT SUCCEEDING THE DATE ON WHICH AN ELIGIBLE PERSON ATTAINS THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS; OR (II) THE REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE ESTABLISHED ON ANY TAXABLE STATUS DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE ON WHICH AN ELIGIBLE PERSON ATTAINS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06750-01-9
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