Assembly Bill A2239

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Exempts from real property taxation real property owned by a person certified to receive a United States department of veterans affairs disability pension

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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-A2239 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2440
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง459-c, RPT L

2009-A2239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts from real property taxation real property owned by a person certified to receive a United States department of veterans affairs disability pension pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1521; allows an award letter from the United States department of veterans affairs to be submitted as proof of disability.

2009-A2239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2239

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. SCHROEDER, TOWNS, PHEFFER, SWEENEY, BENEDETTO,
  GUNTHER, LATIMER, J. RIVERA, COOK, KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BOYLAND, DESTITO, JOHN, LANCMAN, McENENY, PEOPLES -- read once  and
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to exempting from
  real  property  taxation  real property owned by a person certified to
  receive a United States  department  of  veterans  affairs  disability
  pension

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) and the closing paragraph of subdivision 2 of
section 459-c of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 421 of
the laws of 2000, are amended to read as follows:
  (b) a person with a disability is one who has  a  physical  or  mental
impairment, not due to current use of alcohol or illegal drug use, which
substantially  limits  such  person's  ability  to engage in one or more
major life activities, such as caring for one's self, performing  manual
tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and work-
ing,  and  who  (i)  is  certified to receive social security disability
insurance (SSDI) or supplemental security income  (SSI)  benefits  under
the  federal  Social Security Act, or (ii) is certified to receive Rail-
road Retirement Disability benefits under the federal  railroad  Retire-
ment  Act, or (iii) has received a certificate from the state commission
for the blind and visually  handicapped  stating  that  such  person  is
legally  blind,  or  (iv) is certified to receive a United States Postal
Service disability pension, OR (V) IS  CERTIFIED  TO  RECEIVE  A  UNITED
STATES  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DISABILITY PENSION PURSUANT TO 38
U.S.C. S1521.
  An award letter from the Social Security Administration or  the  Rail-
road  Retirement  Board,  or a certificate from the state commission for
the blind and visually handicapped, or an award letter from  the  United

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03194-01-9

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