Assembly Bill A1923A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases the base figure for the enhanced school tax relief exemption commencing in the 2018-2019 school year

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  • 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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2017-A1923 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4529
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §425, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8253
2013-2014: A4072
2015-2016: A2858
2019-2020: A2192

2017-A1923 - Summary

Provides relief for certain senior citizens through the school tax relief program, by increasing the base figure for the enhanced exemption for the 2018-2019 school year to seventy-five thousand eight hundred dollars, and providing for annual adjustments thereto based on the consumer price index.

2017-A1923 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1923
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Real Property Taxation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to enhancing the
   tax relief for senior citizens through the school tax relief program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 425 of the real
 property tax law, as amended by section 1 of part D-1 of chapter  57  of
 the  laws of 2007, clause (A) of subparagraph (vi) as further amended by
 subdivision (b) of section 1 of part W of chapter  56  of  the  laws  of
 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Base  figure.  [Subject to the adjustments prescribed below, the]
 THE base figure for the exemption shall be as follows:
   (i) [For the nineteen hundred ninety-eight--ninety-nine  school  year,
 the  base  figure  shall  be  fifty thousand dollars for eligible senior
 citizens; no exemption shall be allowed for other persons.
   (ii) For the nineteen hundred ninety-nine--two thousand  school  year,
 the  base  figure  shall  be  fifty thousand dollars for eligible senior
 citizens, and ten thousand dollars for other eligible persons.
   (iii) For the two thousand--two thousand one  school  year,  the  base
 figure shall be fifty thousand dollars for eligible senior citizens, and
 twenty thousand dollars for other eligible persons.
   (iv)  For  the  two thousand one--two thousand two school year through
 the two thousand five--two thousand six school year, inclusive, the base
 figure shall be fifty thousand dollars for eligible senior citizens, and
 thirty thousand dollars for other eligible persons.
   (v)] For the [two thousand six--two thousand seven school year through
 the] two thousand eight--two thousand nine school year, [inclusive,] the
 base figure for the enhanced STAR exemption shall be [fifty-six]  SEVEN-
 TY-FIVE  thousand  eight  hundred  dollars,  and the base figure for the
 basic STAR exemption shall be thirty thousand dollars.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A1923A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4529
Current Committee:
Assembly Real Property Taxation
Law Section:
Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §425, RPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8253
2013-2014: A4072
2015-2016: A2858
2019-2020: A2192

2017-A1923A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides relief for certain senior citizens through the school tax relief program, by increasing the base figure for the enhanced exemption for the 2018-2019 school year to seventy-five thousand eight hundred dollars, and providing for annual adjustments thereto based on the consumer price index.

2017-A1923A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1923--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred
   to  the  Committee  on Real Property Taxation -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to increasing the
   base figure for the enhanced school tax relief exception
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  2  of
 section  425 of the real property tax law, as added by section 1 of part
 D-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, clause (A) as further amended  by
 subdivision  (b)  of  section  1  of part W of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2010, is amended and two new subparagraphs (vii) and (viii) are added to
 read as follows:
   (vi) For the two thousand nine--two  thousand  ten  school  year  [and
 thereafter]  THROUGH  THE  TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN
 SCHOOL YEAR:
   (A) The base figure for the enhanced STAR exemption  shall  equal  the
 prior  year's  base  figure multiplied by the percentage increase in the
 consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W)
 published by the United States department  of  labor,  bureau  of  labor
 statistics,  for  the  third  quarter of the calendar year preceding the
 applicable school year, as compared to the third quarter  of  the  prior
 calendar year. If a base figure as so determined is not exactly equal to
 a  multiple  of  one hundred dollars, it shall be rounded to the nearest
 multiple of one hundred dollars. It shall be the responsibility  of  the
 commissioner to annually determine such base figures.
   (B) The base figure for the basic STAR exemption shall be thirty thou-
 sand dollars.
   (VII)  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN--TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL
 YEAR, THE BASE FIGURE  SHALL  BE  SEVENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  EIGHT  HUNDRED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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