Assembly Bill A7164

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to orders from the workers' compensation board as proof of disability for purposes of real property tax exemptions

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Current Bill Status Via S2574 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A7164 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2574
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459-c, RPT L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10395, S8218

2023-A7164 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits a claimant to submit an order determining compensation from the workers' compensation board as proof of disability for purposes of real property tax exemptions.

2023-A7164 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7164
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to tax exemptions
   for persons with disabilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (b) and the closing paragraph of subdivision 2 of
 section  459-c  of the real property tax law, as amended by section 2 of
 part B of chapter 686 of the laws  of  2022,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (b)  a  person  with  a disability is one who has a physical or mental
 impairment, not due to current use of alcohol or illegal drug use, which
 substantially limits such person's ability to  engage  in  one  or  more
 major  life activities, such as caring for one's self, performing manual
 tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and work-
 ing, and who (i) is certified  to  receive  social  security  disability
 insurance  (SSDI)  or  supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under
 the federal Social Security Act, or (ii) is certified to  receive  Rail-
 road  Retirement  Disability benefits under the federal railroad Retire-
 ment Act, or (iii) has received a certificate from the state  commission
 for  the  blind  stating  that  such person is legally blind, or (iv) is
 certified to receive a United States Postal Service disability  pension,
 or  (v)  is  certified to receive a United States department of veterans
 affairs disability pension pursuant to 38 U.S.C.   §1521,  OR  (VI)  HAS
 RECEIVED  AN  ORDER  FROM  THE  CHAIR OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWO OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW DETERMINING  AN
 AWARD  FOR  COMPENSATION FOR PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY, AS SUCH TERM IS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIFTEEN OF  THE  WORKERS'  COMPEN-
 SATION  LAW, OR OF PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SUCH SECTION FIFTEEN.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06935-01-3
 A. 7164                             2

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