New York A 135: Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption

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A00135 Summary:

BILL NOA00135 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORAngelino

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COSPNSRBeephan, Brabenec, DeStefano, Lemondes, McDonough, Mikulin, Miller, Morinello

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §425, RPT L

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Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption even if the surviving spouse is not sixty-two years of age.

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BILL NOA00135 

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01/08/2025referred to real property taxation

01/07/2026referred to real property taxation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 135

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ANGELINO, BEEPHAN, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, LEMONDES,
 McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, MILLER, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Real Property Taxation

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to extending the
 enhanced STAR exemption to the disabled surviving spouse of a previ-
 ously qualifying individual

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of
 2 section 425 of the real property tax law, as added by section 4 of part
 3 A of chapter 405 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (iii) In the case of property owned by husband and wife, one of whom
 5 is sixty-five years of age or over, the exemption, once granted, shall
 6 not be rescinded solely because of the death of the older spouse so long
 7 as the surviving spouse is at least sixty-two years of age or is phys-
 8 ically disabled as of the date specified in this paragraph. To qualify
 9 as physically disabled for the purposes of this subparagraph, an indi-
 10 vidual shall submit to the department a certified statement from a
 11 physician licensed to practice in the state on a form prescribed and
 12 made available by the commissioner which states that the individual has
 13 a permanent physical impairment which substantially limits one or more
 14 of such individual's major life activities, except that an individual
 15 who has obtained a certificate from the state commission for the visual-
 16 ly handicapped stating that such individual is legally blind may submit
 17 such certificate in lieu of a physician's certified statement. The other
 18 requirements of this subdivision must still be met for the enhanced
 19 exemption to be granted to a surviving spouse under this subparagraph.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the
 21 administration of the enhanced STAR exemption beginning with the
 22 2025-2026 school year.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01145-01-5

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