Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2012 |
referred to real property taxation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1352 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to local government |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S489
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2011-S489 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Real Property Taxation
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง466-k, RPT L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S432
2011-S489 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S489 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing a tax exemption on real property owned by members of volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance services in a certain county PURPOSE: To provide a tax exemption owned by members of volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance services in a certain county. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section 466-k. JUSTIFICATION: This bill would give our hard working volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers a tax exemption. The applicant must reside in the city, town or village which they are a volunteer. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011-S489 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 489 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 providing a tax exemption on real property owned by members of volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance services in a certain county 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 466-k to read as follows: S 466-K. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS; CERTAIN COUNTY. 1. REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, FIRE DEPARTMENT OR INCORPORATED VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE OR SUCH ENROLLED MEMBER AND SPOUSE RESIDING IN ANY COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR THOUSAND INHABITANTS BUT LESS THAN SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND INHABITANTS, DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST DECENNIAL FEDERAL CENSUS, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO THE EXTENT OF TEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN, PART TOWN, SPECIAL DISTRICT OR COUNTY PURPOSES, EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN OR COUNTY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR; PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY THE LATEST STATE EQUALIZATION RATE FOR THE ASSESSING UNIT IN WHICH SUCH REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED. 2. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE GRANTED TO AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, FIRE DEPARTMENT OR INCORPORATED VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE RESIDING IN SUCH COUNTY UNLESS: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01928-01-1
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