New York S 3229: Allows the immediate family of a member of the armed forces killed in active duty to qualify for the alternate veterans exception

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S03229 Summary:

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Allows the immediate family of a member of the armed forces killed in active duty to qualify for the alternate veterans exemption.

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01/24/2025REFERRED 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
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3229

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
 ty and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to allowing the
 immediate family of a member of the armed forces killed in active duty
 to qualify for the alternate veterans exemption

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 458-a of the real property tax
 2 law, as added by chapter 326 of the laws of 2000 and paragraph (b) as
 3 amended by chapter 518 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 7. (a) As used in this subdivision, "Gold Star [Parent"] Family
 6 Member" shall mean the parent, spouse, child or sibling of a [child]
 7 person who died in the line of duty while serving in the United States
 8 armed forces during a period of war.
 9 (b) A county, city, town, village or school district may adopt a local
 10 law to include a Gold Star [Parent] Family Member within the definition
 11 of "qualified owner", as provided in paragraph (c) of subdivision one of
 12 this section, and to include property owned by a Gold Star [Parent]
 13 Family Member within the definition of "qualifying residential real
 14 property" as provided in paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this
 15 section, provided that such property shall be the primary residence of
 16 the Gold Star [Parent] Family Member.
 17 (c) The additional exemption provided for in paragraph (c) of subdivi-
 18 sion two of this section shall not apply to real property owned by a
 19 Gold Star [Parent] Family Member.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07043-01-5

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