Bill Text: NY S02205 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to alternative exemptions for veterans; reminds assessors that certain conflicts are included for purposes of exemptions.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S02205 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S02205-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        2205--A
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 22, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sens. LARKIN, CARLUCCI, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
         ans,  Homeland  Security and Military Affairs -- committee discharged,
         bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
         committee
       AN  ACT  to  direct the division of veterans' affairs to annually remind
         assessors of the eligibility of veterans of  certain  hostilities  for
         the veterans alternative real property tax exemption
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The division of veterans' affairs, in consultation with the
    2  department of taxation and finance, pursuant to its  training  responsi-
    3  bilities provided for in section 310 of the real property tax law, shall
    4  within  30  days of the effective date of this act and at least annually
    5  thereafter on a date and in a form to be determined by the department of
    6  taxation and finance, reinforce and/or remind assessors of the fact that
    7  the Persian Gulf conflict referenced in section 458-a of the real  prop-
    8  erty tax law includes, but is not limited to, hostilities in Afghanistan
    9  and  Iraq,  also  known  as  Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring
   10  Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Inherent Resolve.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04762-05-5