Senate Bill S9050

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to veterans who served on a submarine or on classified missions during a period of war

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Current 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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2023-S9050 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10187
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans' Affairs
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L

2023-S9050 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends eligibility for real property tax exemptions to veterans who served on a submarine or on classified missions during a period of war as documented by military service records.

2023-S9050 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9050 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9050
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to real  property
   tax exemptions for veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real
 property tax law, as amended by chapter 473 of  the  laws  of  2004,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  In  addition  to  the exemption provided by paragraph (a) of this
 subdivision, where the veteran served in a combat theatre or combat zone
 of operations, as documented by the award of a  United  States  campaign
 ribbon  or  service medal, or the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy
 expeditionary medal, marine corps expeditionary medal, or global war  on
 terrorism  expeditionary  medal, OR WHERE THE VETERAN SERVED ON A SUBMA-
 RINE OR ON CLASSIFIED MISSIONS DURING A PERIOD OF WAR AS  DOCUMENTED  BY
 MILITARY  SERVICE  RECORDS,  qualifying  residential  real property also
 shall be exempt from taxation to  the  extent  of  ten  percent  of  the
 assessed  value of such property; provided, however, that such exemption
 shall not exceed eight thousand dollars or the product of eight thousand
 dollars multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the assess-
 ing unit, or in the case of a special assessing unit, the  class  ratio,
 whichever is less.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14745-02-4

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