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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3222
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 14, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, DeFRANCISCO, FUSCHILLO, JOHNSON,
LARKIN, MAZIARZ, O'MARA, SALAND, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veter-
ans, 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.
LBD02563-01-1
