Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 13, 2010 |
signed chap.392 |
Aug 03, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 24, 2010 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.337 substituted for a8934 |
Jun 24, 2010 |
substituted by s5868 rules report cal.337 reported reported referred to rules |
Apr 13, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to real property taxation |
Jun 16, 2009 |
referred to real property taxation |
Assembly Bill A8934
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DUPREY
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S5868 - Signed by Governor
- 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
2009-A8934 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5868
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง466-j, RPT L
2009-A8934 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8934 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 or voluntary ambulance services in a certain county PURPOSE: This bill would allow certain counties and its localities to enact a local law, ordinance or resolution providing eligible volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers a 10% real property tax exemption off the assessed value of such property for city, village, town, part town, special district, school district, fire district or county purposes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one - adds a new section 466-j to the Real Property Tax Law which provides that in any county having a population of more than 79,000 but less than 80,000 inhabitants, any unit of local government may opt to provide a real property tax exemption on residential property owned by a volunteer firefighter or emergency worker. The bill further stipulates that the enrolled member would have to have been a member of the qualifying organization for five years. Section two - contains the effective JUSTIFICATION: This bill has been introduced at the request of the
2009-A8934 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8934 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 16, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DUPREY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation 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 or voluntary 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-j to read as follows: S 466-J. 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 SEVENTY-NINE THOUSAND AND LESS THAN EIGHTY THOUSAND INHABITANTS, DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LATEST FEDERAL DECENNIAL 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, SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIRE DISTRICT OR COUNTY PURPOSES, EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN, SCHOOL DISTRICT, FIRE DISTRICT OR COUNTY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDI- NANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR. 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: (A) THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WHICH IS SERVED BY SUCH INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR INCOR- PORATED VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE; (B) THE PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT; (C) THE PROPERTY IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT ANY PORTION OF SUCH PROPERTY IS NOT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14224-01-9
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