A35-2011 Actions

• Jun 11, 2012: REFERRED TO RULES
• Jun 11, 2012: delivered to senate
• Jun 11, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 11, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.70
• Jun 11, 2012: rules report cal.70
• Jun 11, 2012: reported
• Jun 6, 2012: reported referred to rules
• Mar 6, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to veterans' affairs
• Jun 7, 2011: reported referred to rules
• Apr 12, 2011: reported referred to ways and means
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to veterans' affairs

A35-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          35
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CUSICK, ORTIZ, ABBATE, BENEDETTO, COLTON, COOK,
 ENGLEBRIGHT, MILLMAN, SCHIMMINGER, CASTRO, TITONE, LATIMER  --  Multi
 Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, FARRELL, McENENY, PHEFFER, REILLY -
 read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 AN  ACT  to  amend the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing
 certain exemptions from school district real property for veterans
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.  Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision
 2  of  section  458-a  of the real property tax law, subparagraph (i) as
 added by chapter 525 of the  laws  of  1984  and  subparagraph  (ii)  as
 amended  by  chapter  256  of  the  laws of 2005, are amended to read as
 follows:

 (i) The exemption from taxation provided by this subdivision shall  be
 applicable  to  county,  city,  town  [and], village AND SCHOOL DISTRICT
 taxation[, but shall not  be  applicable  to  taxes  levied  for  school
 purposes]  IF  THE  GOVERNING  BODY  OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE
 PROPERTY IS LOCATED, AFTER PUBLIC HEARINGS, ADOPTS A RESOLUTION  PROVID
 ING  SUCH EXEMPTION, THE PROCEDURE FOR SUCH HEARING AND RESOLUTION SHALL
 BE CONDUCTED SEPARATELY FROM THE PROCEDURE FOR ANY HEARING AND LOCAL LAW
 OR RESOLUTION CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
 SUBDIVISION FOUR, PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION SIX AND PARAGRAPH (B)  OF
 SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION.
 (ii)  Each  county,  city,  town  [or], village OR SCHOOL DISTRICT may
 adopt a local law to reduce the maximum  exemption  allowable  in  para
 graphs  (a),  (b)  and (c) of this subdivision to nine thousand dollars,
 six thousand dollars and thirty thousand dollars, respectively,  or  six
 thousand  dollars,  four  thousand  dollars and twenty thousand dollars,
 respectively. Each county, city, town, [or] village OR  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
 is  also  authorized  to  adopt  a  local  law  to  increase the maximum
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00542-01-1
 
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 exemption allowable in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of  this  subdivision
 to  fifteen  thousand  dollars,  ten thousand dollars and fifty thousand
 dollars,  respectively;  eighteen  thousand  dollars,  twelve   thousand
 dollars  and  sixty  thousand dollars, respectively; twenty-one thousand
 dollars,  fourteen  thousand  dollars,  and  seventy  thousand  dollars,
 respectively;  twenty-four  thousand  dollars, sixteen thousand dollars,
 and  eighty  thousand  dollars,  respectively;   twenty-seven   thousand
 dollars, eighteen thousand dollars, and ninety thousand dollars, respec
 tively;  thirty  thousand  dollars,  twenty  thousand  dollars,  and one
 hundred thousand dollars, respectively; thirty-three  thousand  dollars,
 twenty-two  thousand  dollars,  and  one  hundred  ten thousand dollars,
 respectively; thirty-six thousand dollars, twenty-four thousand dollars,
 and one hundred twenty thousand dollars, respectively.  In  addition,  a
 county, city, town [or], village OR SCHOOL DISTRICT which is a "high-ap
 preciation  municipality"  as defined in this subparagraph is authorized
 to adopt a local law to increase  the  maximum  exemption  allowable  in
 paragraphs  (a), (b) and (c) of this subdivision to thirty-nine thousand
 dollars, twenty-six thousand dollars, and one  hundred  thirty  thousand
 dollars, respectively; forty-two thousand dollars, twenty-eight thousand
 dollars,  and  one  hundred forty thousand dollars, respectively; forty
 five thousand dollars, thirty thousand dollars  and  one  hundred  fifty
 thousand dollars, respectively; forty-eight thousand dollars, thirty-two
 thousand  dollars  and one hundred sixty thousand dollars, respectively;
 fifty-one thousand dollars, thirty-four thousand dollars and one hundred
 seventy thousand dollars,  respectively;  fifty-four  thousand  dollars,
 thirty-six  thousand  dollars  and  one hundred eighty thousand dollars,
 respectively.  For purposes of this subparagraph,  a  "high-appreciation
 municipality"  means: (A) a special assessing unit that is a city, (B) a
 county for which the state board has established a sales price differen
 tial factor for purposes of the STAR  exemption  authorized  by  section
 four  hundred  twenty-five of this title in three consecutive years, and
 (C) a city, town [or], village OR SCHOOL DISTRICT  which  is  wholly  or
 partly located within such a county.
 

S 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 458-a of the real prop
 erty tax law, as added by chapter 326 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:

 (b)  A county, city, town, [or] village OR SCHOOL DISTRICT may adopt a
 local law to include a Gold Star Parent within the definition of "quali
 fied owner", as provided in paragraph (c) of  subdivision  one  of  this
 section,  and to include property owned by a Gold Star Parent within the
 definition of "qualifying residential  real  property"  as  provided  in
 paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  one of this section, provided that such
 property shall be the primary residence of the Gold Star Parent.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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