Bill Text: NJ S1622 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-08 - Substituted by A3150 (1R) [S1622 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2016-S1622-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 1622

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

217th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 16, 2016

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JEFF VAN DREW

District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)

Senator  NILSA CRUZ-PEREZ

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators A.R.Bucco, Beach and Oroho

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Authorizes veterans property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans who did not serve in theater of war.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on January 5, 2018, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning eligibility to receive the veteran's property tax exemption and amending P.L.1971, c.398.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

      1.  Section 2 of P.L.1971, c.398 (C.54:4-3.33a) is amended to read as follows:

     2.  a.  [For] Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, for the purposes of [this act and the act hereby amended and supplemented] P.L.1948, c.259, as amended and supplemented by P.L.1971, c.398, "active service in time of war" means the periods of time set forth in subsection (a) of section [1(a)] 1 of [chapter 171 of the laws of 1963] P.L.1963, c.171 (C.54:4-8.10)[, and chapter 165 of the laws of 1965], except that "active service in time of war" for World War II means active service at some time during December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946.

  b.  For the purpose of eligibility for the property tax exemption authorized in section 1 of P.L.1948, c.259 (C.54:4-3.30),  ¹[there shall be no minimum length of continuous or aggregate service required in any foreign country, on board any ship or naval vessel, or in any foreign airspace, and there also shall be no requirement that the service-connected disability suffered by a veteran shall have occurred during any such continuous or aggregate service, notwithstanding any requirement thereof contained in the definition of "active service in time of war" in subsection (a) of section 1 of P.L.1963, c.171 (C.54:4-8.10)] "active service in time of war" shall mean active service during a time period specified in the definition of "active service in time of war" in section 1 of P.L.1963, c.171 (C.54:4-8.10), but shall not require a minimum length of continuous or aggregate service in any foreign country, on board any ship or naval vessel, or in any foreign airspace; and also shall not require that the service-connected disability suffered by a veteran shall have occurred during contiguous or aggregate service in any foreign country, on board any ship or naval vessel, or in any foreign airspace¹ .

(cf: P.L.1971, c.398, s.2)

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.