Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 27, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A3746
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
William Boyland
Robert Sweeney
Peter Abbate
Michael Benedetto
multi-Sponsors
Karim Camara
Vivian Cook
Brian F. Curran
RoAnn Destito
2011-A3746 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A3746 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3746 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a tax abatement for residential real property owned by a person who is sixty-five years old or older and who participates in a volunteer program 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 467-g to read as follows: S 467-G. TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES BY PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS "GOVERNING BOARD" AND "MUNICIPAL CORPORATION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW. 2. THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS HEREBY AUTHOR- IZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, A LOCAL LAW, ORDI- NANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT OF TAXES ON REAL PROPER- TY IN WHICH THE OWNER OR ONE OF THE OWNERS IS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND IS PERFORMING VOLUNTEER SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 3. NO ABATEMENT SHALL BE GRANTED UNLESS: (A) THE REAL PROPERTY IS THE LEGAL RESIDENCE OF AND IS OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY; AND (B) THE INCOME OF THE OWNER OR THE COMBINED INCOME OF THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE INCOME TAX YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF MAKING APPLICATION FOR THE ABATEMENT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS OWNED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE INCOME OF THE OWNER OR THE COMBINED INCOME OF THE OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY FOR THE TAX YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF MAKING EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07349-01-1
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