New York A 6579: Establishes an active service exemption

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A06579 Summary:

BILL NOA06579 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02068-A

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SPONSORStern

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COSPNSRGriffin, Schiavoni, Kay

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §458-d, RPT L

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Authorizes municipalities to offer a real property tax exemption for active military service members who at any time during the taxable year performed active duty in the armed forces in a combat zone; defines terms; makes related provisions.

Go to top A06579 Actions:

BILL NOA06579 

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03/06/2025referred to veterans' affairs

03/11/2025reported referred to ways and means

05/27/2025reported referred to rules

05/29/2025reported 

05/29/2025rules report cal.329

05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.329

05/29/2025substituted by s2068a

&nbspS02068 AMEND=A SCARCELLA-SPANTON

&nbsp01/15/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

&nbsp02/04/20251ST REPORT CAL.265

&nbsp02/05/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp03/26/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2068A

&nbsp05/27/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/27/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/27/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/29/2025substituted for a6579

&nbsp05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.329

&nbsp05/29/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.677

&nbsp12/19/2025APPROVAL MEMO.58

Go to topA06579 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS Chair:Stern 
DATE:03/11/2025AYE/NAY:19/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SternAyeManktelowAye

HunterAyeMorinelloAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeHawleyAye

JonesAyeSmullenAye

ButtenschonAyeAngelinoAye

RajkumarAye

SeptimoAye

BurdickAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

GriffinAye

KayAye

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanExcused

WalkerExcused

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineExcused

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA06579 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06579 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6579

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to a real proper-
 ty tax exemption for property owned by certain persons performing
 active duty in a combat zone

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

 1 Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 458-d to read as follows:
 3 § 458-d. Active service exemption. 1. For the purposes of this
 4 section:
 5 (a) "active military service member" shall mean an individual serving
 6 on active duty.
 7 (b) "active duty" shall have the same meaning as such term is used in
 8 section 101 of title 10 of the United States code.
 9 (c) "armed forces" shall mean the army, navy, marine corps, air force,
 10 space force, coast guard, or army or air national guard of the United
 11 States, or New York naval militia.
 12 (d) "combat zone" shall mean areas designated by an executive order
 13 from the President of the United States in which the United States armed
 14 forces are engaging or have engaged in combat.
 15 (e) "military duty station" shall mean the permanent location to which
 16 an active military service member is as