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Senate Bill S1593
2015-2016 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
(D) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S1593 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1890
- Current Committee:
- Senate Aging
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง425, RPT L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3033, A2158
2011-2012: S3576, A3813
2013-2014: S1765, A1211
2017-2018: S3196, A2517
2019-2020: A3358
2015-S1593 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept applications for the basic STAR exemption and the enhanced STAR exemption for senior citizens after the taxable status date for such municipality and before January tenth of the following year.
2015-S1593 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1593 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to applications for the enhanced school tax relief exemption for real property taxes PURPOSE: To authorize municipalities to adopt a local law authorizing the assessor of such municipality to accept late applications for the STAR exemption. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends the Real Property Tax Law to enable a locality to authorize the assessor or assessors of such locality to accept applications for the basic exemption and the enhanced exemption for senior citizens authorized pursuant to section 425 of the Real Property Tax Law. JUSTIFICATION: Section 425 of the Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) prohibits the assessor from accepting exemption applications after March 1st, except under both limited and conflicting circumstances. However, provided the town board adopts a local law, the assessor, under certain circumstances, may accept late exemption applications for the Senior Citizen Over 65
2015-S1593 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 1593 A. 1890 2015-2016 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CORWIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to applications for the enhanced school tax relief exemption for real property taxes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 6 of section 425 of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 531 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (e) Except in the city of New York, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, [an application for such exemption may be filed with the assessor after the appropriate taxable status date but not later than the last date on which a petition with respect to complaints of assessment may be filed, where failure to file a timely application resulted from: (i) a death of the applicant's spouse, child, parent, brother or sister; or (ii) an illness of the applicant or of the applicant's spouse, child, parent, brother or sister, which actually prevents the applicant from filing on a timely basis, as certified by a licensed physician. The assessor shall approve or deny such application as if it had been filed on or before the taxable status date] THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY HAVING THE POWER TO ASSESS MAY ADOPT A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING THE ASSESSOR OR ASSESSORS OF SUCH CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR THE BASIC EXEMPTION AND THE ENHANCED EXEMPTION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AFTER THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE FOR SUCH CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR COUNTY. SUCH LOCAL LAW SHALL PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00728-01-5
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