Assembly Bill A2696A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to veteran real property tax exemptions and state funding to localities that grant such exemptions

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-A2696 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S786
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, add §1306-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9867
2015-2016: A966, S1699
2019-2020: A1586, S6700
2021-2022: A3969, S3982

2017-A2696 - Summary

Provides that real property tax exemptions authorized by school districts to eligible veterans do not shift taxes to other school district taxpayers or reduce school revenue.

2017-A2696 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2696
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, SKOUFIS, BRINDISI,
   GUNTHER, SANTABARBARA, LUPARDO, STECK, BARRETT, MAYER  --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by -- M.  of A. WALTER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to veteran alter-
   native tax exemptions

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  458-a of the real property tax law is amended by
 adding two new subdivisions 11 and 12 to read as follows:
   11. THE ASSESSED VALUE OF  ANY  EXEMPTION  GRANTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE ENTERED BY THE ASSESSOR ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL WITH THE
 TAXABLE PROPERTY, WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE EXEMPTION ENTERED IN A SEPARATE
 COLUMN.
   12.  THE  EXEMPTION  AUTHORIZED  BY THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE THE EFFECT
 SPECIFIED IN  SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  SIX-B  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  THE
 EXEMPTION  SHALL  NOT BE CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING STATE AID TO EDUCA-
 TION PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW,
 WHEN  DETERMINING  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  DEBT  LIMITS  PURSUANT TO LAW, WHEN
 DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF TAXES TO BE LEVIED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, WHEN CALCULATING TAX RATES FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHEN  APPOR-
 TIONING TAXES BETWEEN OR AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHEN APPORTIONING TAXES
 AMONG CLASSES IN A SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT UNDER ARTICLE EIGHTEEN OF THIS
 CHAPTER,  OR  WHEN  APPORTIONING  TAXES  BETWEEN  CLASSES IN AN APPROVED
 ASSESSING UNIT UNDER ARTICLE NINETEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. The real property tax law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 1306-b to read as follows:
   §  1306-B.    EFFECT  OF  VETERANS  ALTERNATIVE  EXEMPTION UPON SCHOOL
 DISTRICT TAXES; STATE AID. 1. LEVY OF TAXES; DETERMINATION OF TAXES DUE.
 THE AMOUNT OF TAXES TO BE LEVIED FOR ANY SCHOOL YEAR SHALL BE DETERMINED
 WITHOUT REGARD TO THE FACT THAT STATE AID WILL BE  PAYABLE  PURSUANT  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A2696A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S786
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, add §1306-b, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9867
2015-2016: A966, S1699
2019-2020: A1586, S6700
2021-2022: A3969, S3982

2017-A2696A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that real property tax exemptions authorized by school districts to eligible veterans do not shift taxes to other school district taxpayers or reduce school revenue.

2017-A2696A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2696--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, SKOUFIS, BRINDISI,
   GUNTHER, SANTABARBARA, LUPARDO,  STECK,  BARRETT,  MAYER,  WALLACE  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WALTER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Veterans'  Affairs  --  recommitted to the Committee on
   Veterans' Affairs in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to veteran alter-
   native tax exemptions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  458-a of the real property tax law is amended by
 adding two new subdivisions 11 and 12 to read as follows:
   11. THE ASSESSED VALUE OF  ANY  EXEMPTION  GRANTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE ENTERED BY THE ASSESSOR ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL WITH THE
 TAXABLE PROPERTY, WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE EXEMPTION ENTERED IN A SEPARATE
 COLUMN.
   12.  THE  EXEMPTION  AUTHORIZED  BY THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE THE EFFECT
 SPECIFIED IN  SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  SIX-B  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  THE
 EXEMPTION  SHALL  NOT BE CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING STATE AID TO EDUCA-
 TION PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW,
 WHEN  DETERMINING  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  DEBT  LIMITS  PURSUANT TO LAW, WHEN
 DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF TAXES TO BE LEVIED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, WHEN CALCULATING TAX RATES FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHEN  APPOR-
 TIONING TAXES BETWEEN OR AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHEN APPORTIONING TAXES
 AMONG CLASSES IN A SPECIAL ASSESSING UNIT UNDER ARTICLE EIGHTEEN OF THIS
 CHAPTER,  OR  WHEN  APPORTIONING  TAXES  BETWEEN  CLASSES IN AN APPROVED
 ASSESSING UNIT UNDER ARTICLE NINETEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. The real property tax law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 1306-b to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01825-04-8
              

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