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A3841Assembly2017-2018 Session

Combine Veterans' Tax Exemptions

Official title

“Requires that the alternative exemption to which each qualified owner is entitled shall be combined when such property is owned by more than one qualified owner”

Sponsor Felix OrtizAD-51+2 co-sponsorsAffects Local Government
Status
In Assembly Committee
Veterans' Affairs
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Veterans' Affairs

What's happening

This bill requires that eligible veterans who co-own property must have their real property tax exemptions combined rather than optional.

Why it matters

  1. Ensures full tax relief for eligible veterans and their families. By requiring that exemptions be combined (instead of making it optional), co-owning veterans and their spouses will receive the maximum property tax benefit they qualify for, reducing their financial burden.

  2. Closes potential gaps in exemption allocation. The current "may" language could result in inconsistent application across localities or misunderstandings, potentially leading some veterans to miss out on the full exemption. The change to "shall" standardizes the process.

  3. Better supports surviving spouses. The bill clarifies that an unremarried surviving spouse can receive not only their own exemption but also any exemption the deceased spouse was entitled to, ensuring ongoing support for families of veterans.

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Combine Veterans' Tax Exemptions

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Felix Ortiz

Assembly Member · Assembly District 51

History

  1. Referred to veterans' affairs
  2. Referred to veterans' affairs

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3841

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 30, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, LAVINE, SCHIMMINGER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, COOK, CUSICK, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the alternate real property tax exemption for veterans

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 100 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:

(c) "Qualified owner" means a veteran, the spouse of a veteran or the unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran. Where property is owned by more than one qualified owner, the exemption to which each is entitled [may] shall be combined. Where a veteran is also the unremarried surviving spouse of a veteran, such person may also receive any exemption to which the deceased spouse was entitled.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08367-01-7

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