Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to real property taxation |
Apr 28, 2011 |
reference changed to real property taxation |
Apr 19, 2011 |
referred to aging |
Assembly Bill A7225
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LAVINE
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
2011-A7225 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A7225 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Allows senior citizens previously approved for the enhanced school tax relief exemption, who have elected not to participate in the income verification program, to file a simplified renewal application annually; directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to prepare such simplified, short form for eligible senior citizens.
2011-A7225 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7225 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 19, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to applications for the enhanced school tax relief exemption by senior citizens THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 425 of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 6 of the laws of 2010 and as further amended by section 1 of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (a) Generally. All owners of the property who primarily reside thereon must jointly file an application for exemption with the assessor on or before the appropriate taxable status date. Such application may be filed by mail if it is enclosed in a postpaid envelope properly addressed to the appropriate assessor, deposited in a post office or official depository under the exclusive care of the United States postal service, and postmarked by the United States postal service on or before the applicable taxable status date. Each such application shall be made on a form prescribed by the commissioner, which shall require the appli- cant or applicants to agree to notify the assessor if their primary residence changes while their property is receiving the exemption. THE STATE BOARD SHALL ALSO PREPARE A SIMPLIFIED, SHORT FORM APPLICATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WHO HAVE ELECTED NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STAR INCOME VERIFICATION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION NINE-B OF THIS SECTION. The assessor may request that proof of residency be submitted with the application. If the applicant requests a receipt from the assessor as proof of submission of the application, the assessor shall provide such receipt. If such request is made by other than personal request, the applicant shall provide the assessor with a self- addressed postpaid envelope in which to mail the receipt. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05718-02-1
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