Assembly Bill A6966

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the alternative veterans property tax exemption

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2019-A6966 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8143
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans' Affairs
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4387
2013-2014: A7704, S3931
2015-2016: A4455, S3134
2017-2018: A6252, S959
2021-2022: A5612, S5902
2023-2024: S7352

2019-A6966 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the alternative veterans property tax exemption and authorizes active members of the military to apply for such exemption.

2019-A6966 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6966
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAMOS, LAVINE, CUSICK -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  the  alterna-
   tive veterans property tax exemption
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the  real  property  tax
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H)  "ACTIVE  MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES" AND "IN THE ARMED
 FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES" SHALL MEAN FULL-TIME DUTY IN THE ARMY, NAVY
 (INCLUDING MARINE CORPS), AIR FORCE OR COAST GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES.
   § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real prop-
 erty tax law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (III)  THE  EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION PROVIDED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 BE APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE  OF  THE
 UNITED  STATES  AND THOSE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATE IF THE
 GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT  IN
 WHICH  THE  PROPERTY  IS LOCATED, AFTER PUBLIC HEARINGS, ADOPTS A RESOL-
 UTION PROVIDING SUCH EXTENSION OF THE  EXEMPTION  PROVIDED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION.  THE  PROCEDURE  FOR SUCH HEARING AND RESOLUTION SHALL BE
 CONDUCTED SEPARATELY FROM THE PROCEDURE FOR ANY HEARING OR LOCAL LAW  OR
 RESOLUTION  CONDUCTED  PURSUANT  TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
 PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR, PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION SIX  AND
 PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION.
   §  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law and  shall  apply  to
 assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring
 on or after such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07619-01-9

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