Senate Bill S1647

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides a real property tax rate freeze for persons over seventy years of age

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5646
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §431, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3733, A4399
2011-2012: S3577, A4650
2015-2016: S2363

2013-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a capped real property school tax rate for persons over seventy years of age.

2013-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1647 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1647

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a
  capped real property school tax rate for persons seventy years of  age
  or  older  who meet the eligibility requirements for the enhanced STAR
  exemption

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  real  property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new
section 431 to read as follows:
  S 431. PERSONS SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE  OR  OVER;  CAPPED  REAL  PROPERTY
SCHOOL  TAX RATE. 1. (A) RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY
ONE OR MORE PERSONS, EACH OF WHOM IS SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE  OR  OVER  AND
MEETS  EACH  OF  THE  REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENHANCED EXEMPTION FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS SET FORTH IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS  ARTICLE,
OR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY HUSBAND AND WIFE, ONE
OF  WHOM  IS SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE OR OVER AND MEETS EACH OF THE REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR THE ENHANCED  EXEMPTION  FOR  SENIOR  CITIZENS  SET  FORTH  IN
SECTION  FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
THE CAPPED REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX RATE  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS  SECTION,
PROVIDED  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A RESOLUTION
PROVIDING THEREFOR.
  (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "CAPPED  REAL  PROPERTY
SCHOOL TAX RATE" SHALL MEAN THE LOWER OF:
  (I)  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  SCHOOL  TAX  RATE ESTABLISHED ON THE TAXABLE
STATUS DATE NEXT SUCCEEDING THE DATE ON WHICH AN ELIGIBLE PERSON ATTAINS
THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS; OR
  (II) THE REAL PROPERTY SCHOOL TAX  RATE  ESTABLISHED  ON  ANY  TAXABLE
STATUS  DATE  SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE ON WHICH AN ELIGIBLE PERSON ATTAINS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06156-01-3
              

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