New York A 3467: Relates to real property tax exemptions for disabled veterans

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A03467 Summary:

BILL NOA03467 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06238

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §837-d, Exec L

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Allows police officers to request, and police departments to be reimbursed for, ballistic armor vests classified as level III or higher; prohibits the commissioner from denying an application for reimbursement because a vest classified as level III or higher was requested by a police officer.

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BILL NOA03467 

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01/27/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3467

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to allowing police offi-
 cers to request, and reimbursing police departments for, ballistic
 armor vests classified as level III or higher

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

 1 Section 1. The section heading and subdivisions 3, 6 and 6-a of
 2 section 837-d of the executive law, the section heading as added by
 3 chapter 84 of the laws of 1984, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 503
 4 of the laws of 1991, and subdivision 6 as amended and subdivision 6-a as
 5 added by chapter 555 of the laws of 1988, are amended and a new subdivi-
 6 sion 6-b is added to read as follows:
 7 Soft and hard body ballistic armor vests for police officers.
 8 3. Reimbursement shall be made only for vests which at the time of
 9 purchase meet or exceed the minimum standards and specifications in
 10 effect on that date as prescribed by rules and regulations promulgated
 11 pursuant to subdivisions six [and], six-a, and six-b of this section,
 12 and shall be limited to the total amount appropriated for such purpose.
 13 Reimbursement for any vest shall not exceed an amount which in the judg-
 14 ment of the commissioner would be the cost of a vest conforming to mini-
 15 mum standards and specifications in effect at the time the vest was
 16 purchased. Selection of vests shall be a determination to be made by the
 17 applicant in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the
 18 commissioner. Such rules and regulations shall provide that, subject to
 19 the provisions of subdivisions six [and], six-a, and six-b of this
 20 section, the applicant may select from a range of vests including those
 21 [commonly known or] classified as [type] level I, [type] level II-A,
 22 [type] level II [or type], level III-A [in such standard classification
 23 systems as the national institute of justice standards for ballistic
 24 resistance of police body armor], or level III or higher.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06654-01-5

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 1 6. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations prescribing standards
 2 and specifications for vests and procedures for vest selection by and
 3 reimbursement to applicants. In promulgating such regulations, the
 4 commissioner shall give due consideration to:
 5 (a) the maximum total weight of a vest which provides adequate
 6 protection against ballistic penetration and trauma, and which may be
 7 worn in comfort throughout an eight hour tour of duty;
 8 (b) the ballistic specifications which the vest or any part thereof
 9 must be capable of defeating which shall include, but not be limited to,
 10 the ballistic specifications of any firearms considered to be standard
 11 issue to eligible police officers;
 12 (c) the provisions of subdivision six-b of this section allowing
 13 police officers to choose a vest classified as level III or higher;
 14 (d) the testing procedures appropriate to determining the effective-
 15 ness of such vests;
 16 [(d)] (e) the labeling requirements for the vests and component parts
 17 thereof; and
 18 [(e)] (f) the commercial availability of conforming vests.
 19 6-a. In the evaluation of an application for reimbursement, the
 20 commissioner shall, at