New York S 6559: Relates to real property tax exemptions for disabled veterans

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S06559 Summary:

BILL NOS06559 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05683

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSRFAHY, MATTERA, MURRAY, PALUMBO, RHOADS, WEBER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §458-a, RPT L

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Increases, at local option, real property tax exemptions for combat veterans who are 100% permanently disabled.

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BILL NOS06559 

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03/17/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6559

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 17, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. LANZA, MATTERA, PALUMBO, WEBER -- 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 real property
 tax exemptions for certain disabled veterans

 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 (e) to read as follows:
 3 (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of
 4 this subdivision, a county, city, town, village or school district
 5 acting by and through its governing body, may grant to a veteran, or the
 6 unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, who served in a combat thea-
 7 tre or combat zone of operations, and who is one hundred percent disa-
 8 bled as a result of military service, a one hundred percent exemption
 9 from real property taxation. The local maximum exemption allowance
 10 adopted by a local law pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subdivision
 11 shall not apply to such exemptions of one hundred percent disabled
 12 veterans.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
 14 ment rolls prepared on and after January 1, 2025.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08816-01-5

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