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- Referred to veterans' affairs
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–3
- Ordered to third reading cal.671
- Reported and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Print number 4876a
- Amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
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Relates to prorating a veteran's exemption if such veteran moves within the same county
In Assembly Committee · Veterans' Affairs · Sponsor Susan John
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Title of bill
An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to prorating a veteran's exemption if such veteran moves within the same county
Purpose or general idea of the bill
To ensure that veterans already receiving property tax exemptions, continue to receive such exemptions upon moving within the same county.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends Section 458 of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 166 of the laws of 2006. Currently, a veteran already receiving a property tax exemption can sell the property receiving the exemption and purchase property within the same city, town, or village and have the exemption transferred and prorated for the remainder of the fiscal year. Section 458 is amended, replacing "city, town, or village" with "county".
Section 2: Amends Section 458-a of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 166 of the laws of 2006, also replacing "city, town, or village" with "county".
Justification
This Legislature has supported and defended the rights of New York State's veterans. New York continues to thank and reward our servicemen and women for the personal sacrifices they have made while protecting our state and our nation. Our veterans have served in peacetime and during wartime, whenever they were needed.
Veterans living in New York State are currently entitled to a tax exemption on their primary home. Unfortunately though, this exemption is not transferable unless the veteran moves within the locality he or she currently resides. Like most other residents, many veterans may choose to, or need to, move into a new home at least once in their lives. Because of the unnecessarily specific nature of the current law, veterans moving out of one home and into another home will lose the modest tax exemptions they have earned if their new home is in a city, town or village different than that of the first, original home. This legislation would ensure that veterans are able to move anywhere within the same county, without losing the tax exemptions they have been promised, and deserve.
Legislative history
A.10868 of 2008: Referred to Veterans' Affairs
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the levy of taxes on the 2010 assessment roll in an approved assessing unit.
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