New York S 9961: Provides a real property tax exemption on real property owned by certain volunteer auxiliary police officers

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S09961 Summary:

BILL NOS09961 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11331

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §465-a, RPT L

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Authorizes local governments to provide a real property tax exemption on real property owned by certain volunteer auxiliary police officers in Suffolk county.

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BILL NOS09961 

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04/17/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.902

05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/28/2026PASSED SENATE

05/28/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/28/2026referred to real property taxation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9961

 IN SENATE

 April 17, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing a
 real property tax exemption for certain volunteer auxiliary police
 officers in Suffolk county

 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 465-a to read as follows:
 3 § 465-a. Volunteer auxiliary police officers; certain counties. 1.
 4 Real property owned by an active volunteer auxiliary police officer in a
 5 local law enforcement agency or such active volunteer auxiliary officer
 6 and spouse residing in any county having a population of more than one
 7 million five hundred twenty-five thousand and less than one million five
 8 hundred twenty-seven thousand, determined in accordance with the latest
 9 federal decennial census, shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of
 10 ten percent of the assessed value of such property for city, village,
 11 town, part town, special district, school district, fire district or
 12 county purposes, exclusive of special assessments, provided that the
 13 governing body of a city, village, town, school district, fire district
 14 or county, after a public hearing, adopts a local law, ordinance or
 15 resolution providing therefor, provided further, however, that such
 16 exemption shall in no event exceed three thousand dollars multiplied by
 17 the latest state equalization rate for the assessing unit in which real
 18 property is located.
 19 2. Such exemption shall not be granted to an active volunteer auxilia-
 20 ry police officer in a local law enforcement agency residing in such
 21 county unless:
 22 (a) the applicant resides in the city, town or village which is served
 23 by such volunteer auxiliary police department;
 24 (b) the property is the primary residence of the applicant;
 25 (c) the property is used exclusively for residential purposes;
 26 provided however, that in the event any portion of such property is not
 27 used exclusively for the applicant's residence but is used for other

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15387-01-6

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 1 purposes, such portion shall be subject to taxation and the remaining
 2 portion only shall be entitled to the exemption provided by this
 3 section; and
 4 (d) the applicant has been certified by the law enforcement agency in
 5 which such volunteer auxiliary police officer serves as being an active
 6 member as determined by the local enforcement agency's standards for at
 7 least five years. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the munici-
 8 pality, school district and/or fire district which adopts a local law,
 9 ordinance or resolution pursuant to this section to determine the proce-
 10 dure for certification.
 11 3. Application for such exemption shall be filed with the assessor or
 12 other agency, department or office designated by the municipality,
 13 school district and/or fire district offering such exemption on or
 14 before the taxable status date on a form as prescribed by the commis-
 15 sioner.
 16 4. An active volunteer auxiliary police officer shall not be eligible
 17 to receive the exemption if such applicant receives either a real p