New York A 9615: Includes special districts in veterans' real property tax exemptions

Status: REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION (as of 2026-01-21)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 9615

Sponsors: Judy Griffin

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A09615 Summary:

BILL NOA09615 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGriffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§458-a & 458-b, RPT L

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Includes special districts in veterans' real property tax exemptions provided that such special district exemption is adopted by the local governing body.

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01/21/2026referred to real property taxation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9615

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Real Property Taxation

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to including
 special districts in veterans' 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. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of
 2 section 458-a of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 332 of
 3 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (i) The exemption from taxation provided by this subdivision shall be
 5 applicable to county, city, town, village, special district, and school
 6 district taxation if the governing body of the school district in which
 7 the property is located, or in the case of a city with a population of
 8 one million or more, the local legislative body, after public hearings,
 9 adopts a resolution, or in the case of a city with a population of one
 10 million or more, a local law, providing such exemption, the procedure
 11 for such hearing and resolution or local law shall be conducted sepa-
 12 rately from the procedure for any hearing and local law or resolution
 13 conducted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, paragraph (b)
 14 of subdivision four, paragraph (d) of subdivision six and paragraph (b)
 15 of subdivision seven of this section.
 16 § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section
 17 458-b of the real property tax law, as amended by chapter 253 of the
 18 laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
 19 (i) The exemption from taxation provided by this subdivision shall be
 20 applicable to county, city, town, village, special district, and school
 21 district taxation.
 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14225-01-5

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