Assembly Bill A3987

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides alternative real property tax exemptions for active duty members of the armed forces

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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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2021-A3987 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10465
2011-2012: A131
2013-2014: A500
2015-2016: A1733
2017-2018: A1973
2019-2020: A363

2021-A3987 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides alternative real property tax exemptions for active duty members of the armed forces.

2021-A3987 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3987
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, COLTON, DiPIETRO, ZEBROWSKI -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  alternative
   exemptions for active duty members of the armed forces
 
   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 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  (A) AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, "ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED
 FORCES" MEANS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY,  NAVY,  MARINE  CORPS,
 AIR  FORCE  OR  COAST  GUARD ON FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY DURING A PERIOD OF
 WAR.
   (B) A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE MAY ADOPT A LOCAL LAW TO  INCLUDE
 AN  ACTIVE  DUTY  MEMBER  OF THE ARMED FORCES OR THE SPOUSE OF AN ACTIVE
 DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES, AS EVIDENCED ANNUALLY BY A STATEMENT OF
 SERVICE FROM THE UNIT IN WHICH THE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER  SERVES  OR  OTHER
 ADEQUATE PROOF OF ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE, WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF
 "QUALIFIED  OWNER,"  AS  PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION, AND TO INCLUDE PROPERTY OWNED BY AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER  OF
 THE  ARMED  FORCES  OR  THE SPOUSE OF AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED
 FORCES WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "QUALIFYING RESIDENTIAL  REAL  PROPERTY"
 AS  PROVIDED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (D)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROPERTY SHALL BE THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE ACTIVE
 DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OR THE SPOUSE OF AN ACTIVE  DUTY  MEMBER
 OF THE ARMED FORCES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
 ment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring on or
 after  the  first  of January next succeeding the date on which this act
 shall have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01870-01-1

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