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A 5683: Increases, at local option, real property tax exemptions for combat veterans who are 100% permanently disabled.
What A 5683 does, verified May 5, 2026
The proposed law provides a one hundred percent exemption from real property taxation for certain disabled veterans who served in a combat theater or combat zone. The exemption applies to veterans who are one hundred percent disabled as a result of military service. Local governments can grant this exemption to eligible veterans or their unmarried surviving spouses. The local maximum exemption allowance is not applicable to these exemptions. The law takes effect immediately and applies to assessment rolls prepared on January 1, 2025 or later.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to veterans' affairs (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5683
- What is the current status of A 5683?
- As of May 5, 2026, A 5683 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to veterans' affairs".
- Did A 5683 pass?
- Not yet. A 5683 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5683, and where is it now?
- A 5683 was authored by Asm. Chris Eachus with 8 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Veterans' Affairs.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to veterans' affairs |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | referred to veterans' affairs |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2025 · 270 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5683 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, BRABENEC, MILLER, McDONOUGH, PHEFFER AMATO, LEVENBERG, LUNSFORD, BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to real property tax exemptions for certain disabled veterans The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real property tax law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: 3 (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of 4 this subdivision, a county, city, town, village or school district 5 acting by and through its governing body, may grant to a veteran, or the 6 unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, who served in a combat thea- 7 tre or combat zone of operations, and who is one hundred percent disa- 8 bled as a result of military service, a one hundred percent exemption 9 from real property taxation. The local maximum exemption allowance 10 adopted by a local law pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subdivision 11 shall not apply to such exemptions of one hundred percent disabled 12 veterans. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess- 14 ment rolls prepared on and after January 1, 2025. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08816-01-5
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