S 6132: Relates to the alternative veterans property tax exemption; authorizes active members of the military to apply for such exemption.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6132 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the alterna- tive veterans property tax exemption The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 458-a of the real property tax 2 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: 3 (h) "Active military service of the United States" and "in the armed 4 forces of the United States" shall mean full-time duty in the army, navy 5 (including marine corps), air force or coast guard of the United States. 6 § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real prop- 7 erty tax law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii) to read as 8 follows: 9 (iii) The exemption from taxation provided by this subdivision shall 10 be applicable to individuals engaged in active military service of the 11 United States and those in the armed forces of the United State if the 12 governing body of the county, city, town, village or school district in 13 which the property is located, after public hearings, adopts a resol- 14 ution providing such extension of the exemption provided pursuant to 15 this section. The procedure for such hearing and resolution shall be 16 conducted separately from the procedure for any hearing or local law or 17 resolution conducted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, 18 paragraph (b) of subdivision four, paragraph (d) of subdivision six and 19 paragraph (b) of subdivision seven of this section. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 21 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law and shall apply to 22 assessment rolls prepared on the basis of taxable status dates occurring 23 on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10567-01-5