Bill Text: NY A04401 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for additional veteran real property owner exemption where veteran is otherwise eligible but not yet discharged from a current combat duty status.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to veterans' affairs [A04401 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A04401-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4401
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 2, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Veterans' Affairs
        AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to veteran eligi-
          bility for real property tax exemptions
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real property tax law
     2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
     3    (b-1)  Each  county,  city,  town  or village may adopt a local law to
     4  authorize veterans who have not  been  discharged  or  released  from  a
     5  current,  subsequent  military service period, but otherwise qualify for
     6  both exemptions provided for by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this  subdivi-
     7  sion, to receive both exemptions.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06133-01-7