Senate Bill S1183

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a real property tax exemption for veterans with a 100 percent service connected disability

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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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2025-S1183 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A74
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §458-a, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6342, A6839
2021-2022: S2918, A681
2023-2024: S2028, A2965

2025-S1183 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a real property tax exemption for the primary residence of veterans with a 100 percent service connected disability.

2025-S1183 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1183 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1183
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, ASHBY, GRIFFO, HARCKHAM, HELMING, MARTINEZ,
   MARTINS,  MATTERA, O'MARA, PALUMBO, RAMOS, ROLISON, SCARCELLA-SPANTON,
   SKOUFIS, STEC, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,
   and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home-
   land Security and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a
   real property tax exemption  for  veterans  who  have  a  one  hundred
   percent service connected disability
 
   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 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ADOPT A LOCAL
 LAW  OR  RESOLUTION  TO  INCLUDE  THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF ANY SERIOUSLY
 DISABLED VETERAN WHO:
   (A)(I) WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED  THEREFROM  UNDER  HONORABLE  CONDI-
 TIONS;
   (II)  HAS  A  QUALIFYING  CONDITION,  AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE
 VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, AND HAS RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD
 CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE; OR
   (III)  IS  A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE
 VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, AND HAS RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD
 CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE; AND
   (B)  (I)  IS  CONSIDERED  TO  BE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED AS A
 RESULT OF MILITARY SERVICE;
   (II) IS RATED ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  DISABLED  BY  THE  UNITED  STATES
 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;
   (III)  HAS  BEEN  RATED  BY  THE  UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
 AFFAIRS AS INDIVIDUALLY UNEMPLOYABLE; AND
   (IV) WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR PECUNIARY ASSISTANCE FROM THE  UNITED  STATES
 GOVERNMENT,  OR HAS RECEIVED PECUNIARY ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00391-01-5

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