Senate Bill S8773

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a partial exemption from real property taxes for special police officers

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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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2023-S8773 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §466, RPT L

2023-S8773 - Summary

Provides a partial tax exemption from real property taxes for real property owned by special police officers residing in any county, excluding any county wholly contained in a city with a population of one million or more.

2023-S8773 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8773 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8773
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law,  in  relation  to  a  village
   property tax exemption for certain peace officers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 466 of the real property tax  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 476 of 2018, is amended to real as follows:
   §  466.  Volunteer  firefighters,  VOLUNTEER  PEACE  OFFICERS and fire
 companies in villages. Upon the adoption of a  proposition  therefor  by
 the  qualified  voters of a village, the real property owned by a volun-
 teer member of the village fire department, A  VOLUNTEER  PEACE  OFFICER
 and the real property owned by any volunteer fire company in the village
 shall be exempt from taxation for village purposes to the extent of five
 hundred dollars in addition to any other exemption authorized by law.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a  law and  shall  apply   to
 taxable status dates occurring on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14634-01-4



              

2023-S8773A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §466, RPT L

2023-S8773A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a partial tax exemption from real property taxes for real property owned by special police officers residing in any county, excluding any county wholly contained in a city with a population of one million or more.

2023-S8773A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8773A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8773--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation  to  providing  a
   partial exemption from real property taxes for special police officers

   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 466-l to read as follows:
   §  466-L.  SPECIAL  POLICE  OFFICERS; CERTAIN COUNTY. 1. REAL PROPERTY
 OWNED BY A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER, AS DEFINED  BY  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-EIGHT  OF  THE TOWN LAW, OR SUCH MEMBER AND SPOUSE RESIDING IN ANY
 COUNTY, EXCLUDING ANY COUNTY WHOLLY CONTAINED IN A  CITY  WITH  A  POPU-
 LATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO THE
 EXTENT OF TEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY  FOR  CITY,
 VILLAGE,  TOWN,  PART  TOWN,  SPECIAL  DISTRICT,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT, FIRE
 DISTRICT OR COUNTY PURPOSES, EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS,  PROVIDED
 THAT  THE GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN, SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIRE
 DISTRICT OR COUNTY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A  LOCAL  LAW,  ORDI-
 NANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR.
   2.  SUCH  EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE GRANTED TO AN ENROLLED SPECIAL POLICE
 OFFICER RESIDING IN SUCH COUNTY UNLESS:
   (A) THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WHICH IS SERVED
 BY SUCH SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER;
   (B) THE PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT;
   (C)  THE  PROPERTY  IS  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  RESIDENTIAL  PURPOSES;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT ANY PORTION OF SUCH PROPERTY IS NOT
 USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  THE  APPLICANT'S RESIDENCE BUT IS USED FOR OTHER
 PURPOSES, SUCH PORTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION  AND  THE  REMAINING
 PORTION  ONLY  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  THE  EXEMPTION  PROVIDED BY THIS
 SECTION; AND
   (D) THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDIC-
 TION OVER THE SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER  AND  ENROLLED  FOR  AT  LEAST  TWO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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