NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2596

Senate Bill S2596

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for additional veteran real property owner exemption where veterans otherwise eligible but not discharged from a current combat duty status

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 19, 2017	referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1946 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 13, 2017	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

- Jun 19, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S2596
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 19, 2017
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Serrano
  Jun 19, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S2596
  
  25
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 19, 2017
      
      aye (25)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky

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2017-S2596 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4401
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3015
2011-2012: S3222, A8154
2013-2014: S1435, A4162
2015-2016: S870, A5997
2019-2020: S4625

2017-S2596 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for additional veteran real property owner exemption where veteran is otherwise eligible but not yet discharged from a current combat duty status.

2017-S2596 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2596

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to veteran
eligibility for real property tax exemptions

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This bill adds a new paragraph b-1 to subdivision 2 of section 458-a
of the Real Property Tax Law, which permits each county, city, town or
village to adopt a local law to authorize veterans who have not been
discharged or released from a current, subsequent military service,
but who would otherwise qualify for both the exemptions of paragraphs
(a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a to receive both
exemptions.

 PURPOSE & JUSTIFICATION :

This bill permits municipalities to enact a local law to grant the
additional combat veteran exemption to persons who have been
discharged from the service (enabling them to receive the regular
veteran exemption), then re-enlisted, served in combat, and are now
returned and reside in New York State, but have not yet been again
discharged.

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have led to many veterans choosing to
return to the military and serve in combat. Soldiers who have returned
to New York from combat, but have not yet been discharged from
service, have found that although they are eligible for the regular
15% veteran exemption under 458-a 2(a) as a result of their earlier
discharge, they are not eligible for the additional 10% combat
exemption under 458-a 2(b) because they have not been discharged from
their subsequent service. Local taxing authorities should be allowed
to offer this combat exemption to these soldiers to honor their
service to their country.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2007-08 - S.2966/A.5934 RULES/Veterans Affairs
2009-10 - S .3015/A.10346 -- VETERANS/Veterans Affairs
2011-12 - S.3222/A.8154 -- PASSED SENATE/Veterans Affairs
2013-14 - S.1435/A.4162 - PASSED SENATE/Veterans Affairs
2015-16 - S.870/A5997 - PASSED SENATE/Veterans Affairs

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

No cost to the state, exemption is offered at local option.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S2596 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2596
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RANZENHOFER, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN,
   LARKIN, LAVALLE, MARCHIONE, MURPHY, ORTT --  read  twice  and  ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veter-
   ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to veteran eligi-
   bility for real property tax exemptions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real property tax law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1)  EACH  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR VILLAGE MAY ADOPT A LOCAL LAW TO
 AUTHORIZE VETERANS WHO HAVE NOT  BEEN  DISCHARGED  OR  RELEASED  FROM  A
 CURRENT,  SUBSEQUENT  MILITARY SERVICE PERIOD, BUT OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR
 BOTH EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED FOR BY PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION, TO RECEIVE BOTH EXEMPTIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06133-01-7

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