Provides for additional veteran real property owner exemption where veteran is otherwise eligible but not yet discharged from a current combat duty status.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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870
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, LARKIN,
LAVALLE, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and
Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to veteran eligi-
bility for real property tax exemptions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real property tax law
2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
3 (b-1) Each county, city, town or village may adopt a local law to
4 authorize veterans who have not been discharged or released from a
5 current, subsequent military service period, but otherwise qualify for
6 both exemptions provided for by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivi-
7 sion, to receive both exemptions.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02035-01-5
