Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 09, 2024 |
referred to real property taxation |
Assembly Bill A9782
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JENSEN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-A9782 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Real Property Taxation
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §471, RPT L
2023-A9782 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9782 I N A S S E M B L Y April 9, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a real property tax exemption for widows and widowers of firefighters killed in the line of duty THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section 471 to read as follows: § 471. WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS OF FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. 1. REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A WIDOW OR WIDOWER OF A FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND CONSTITUTING THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF SUCH WIDOW OR WIDOWER SHALL BE DEEMED FULLY EXEMPT FROM ALL TAXES IMPOSED UPON SUCH PROPERTY FOR CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN, PART TOWN, SPECIAL DISTRICT OR COUNTY PURPOSES, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUNTY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOL- UTION PROVIDING THEREFOR. 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "FIREFIGHTER" SHALL MEAN AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT, MUNICIPAL FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND ANY PERSON OTHERWISE EMPLOYED AS A FIREFIGHTER. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY REAL PROPERTY HELD IN TRUST SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF A PERSON OR PERSONS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, WERE SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY. 4. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, TITLE TO THAT PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A COOPERATIVE APARTMENT CORPORATION IN WHICH A TENANT-STOCKHOLDER OF SUCH CORPORATION RESIDES AND WHICH IS REPRESENTED BY THEIR SHARE OR SHARES OF STOCK IN SUCH CORPORATION AS DETERMINED BY ITS OR THEIR PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING STOCK OF THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING THAT OWNED BY THE CORPORATION, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VESTED IN SUCH TENANT-STOCKHOLDER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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