Assembly Bill A6615A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to certain certification required for eligibility for the real property tax exemption for persons with disabilities and limited incomes

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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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2015-A6615 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4752
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6674
2017-2018: S888

2015-A6615 - Summary

Relates to certain certification required for eligibility for the real property tax exemption for persons with disabilities and limited incomes.

2015-A6615 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6615

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Real Property Taxation

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the real prop-
  erty tax exemption for persons with disabilities and limited incomes

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  2  of
section 459-c of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 265 of
the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  is  certified  to  receive  social  security disability insurance
(SSDI) or supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under the  federal
Social  Security Act, or IF SUCH PERSON IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH CERTIF-
ICATION DUE TO A LACK OF SUFFICIENT WORK CREDITS  TO  QUALIFY  FOR  SSDI
BENEFITS,  A DENIAL OR DISAPPROVAL LETTER OR NOTICE OF DISAPPROVED CLAIM
FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (SSA) TOGETHER  WITH  A  MEDICAL
CERTIFICATION  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL'S QUALIFYING DISABILITY PREPARED BY A
DULY LICENSED PHYSICIAN SHALL BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT IN  LIEU  OF  AN  SSA
CERTIFICATION, OR
  S  2.  The  closing paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 459-c of the
real property tax law, as amended by chapter 265 of the laws of 2013, is
amended to read as follows:
  An award letter from the Social Security Administration or  the  Rail-
road  Retirement  Board,  or a certificate from the state commission for
the blind, or an award letter from the United States Postal Service,  or
an  award  letter  from the United States department of veterans affairs
shall be submitted as proof of disability.   IF A PERSON  IS  UNABLE  TO
OBTAIN  AN  AWARD  LETTER FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DUE TO
INSUFFICIENT WORK CREDITS TO QUALIFY FOR SSDI, A DENIAL  OR  DISAPPROVAL
LETTER  OR NOTICE OF DISAPPROVED CLAIM FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION TOGETHER WITH A MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S QUALI-
FYING DISABILITY PREPARED BY A DULY LICENSED PHYSICIAN SHALL  BE  DEEMED
SUFFICIENT  IN LIEU OF AN AWARD LETTER FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2015-A6615A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4752
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6674
2017-2018: S888

2015-A6615A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain certification required for eligibility for the real property tax exemption for persons with disabilities and limited incomes.

2015-A6615A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6615--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. McDONALD, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real  Property
  Taxation  -- recommitted to the Committee on Real Property Taxation in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the real prop-
  erty tax exemption for persons with disabilities and limited incomes

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

  Section 1.  The closing paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 459-c of
the  real  property  tax  law,  as amended by chapter 265 of the laws of
2013, is amended to read as follows:
  An award letter from the Social Security Administration or  the  Rail-
road  Retirement  Board,  or a certificate from the state commission for
the blind, or an award letter from the United States Postal Service,  or
an  award  letter  from the United States department of veterans affairs
shall be submitted as proof of disability.   IF A PERSON  IS  UNABLE  TO
OBTAIN  AN  AWARD  LETTER FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DUE TO
INSUFFICIENT WORK CREDITS TO QUALIFY FOR SSDI, A DENIAL  OR  DISAPPROVAL
LETTER  OR NOTICE OF DISAPPROVED CLAIM FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION TOGETHER WITH A MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S QUALI-
FYING DISABILITY PREPARED BY A DULY LICENSED  PHYSICIAN  AND  A  MEDICAL
CERTIFICATION  OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S QUALIFYING DISABILITY PREPARED BY THE
WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD SHALL BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT  IN  LIEU  OF  AN
AWARD  LETTER  FROM  THE  SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.   SUCH MEDICAL
CERTIFICATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S QUALIFYING DISABILITY AS  PREPARED  BY
THE  WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL TAKE
INTO ACCOUNT THE RESULTS OF SUCH MEDICAL DETERMINATION OF  THE  INDIVID-
UAL'S QUALIFYING DISABILITY AS WAS PREPARED BY A DULY LICENSED PHYSICIAN
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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