Bill Text: NY A06215 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to develop in consultation with the director of the New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs a listing of documents to be used to establish eligibility for certain property tax exemptions.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Passed) 2014-11-07 - signed chap.426 [A06215 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06215-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6215
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 15, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RAMOS,  MAGNARELLI,  HAWLEY -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in  relation  to  authorizing
         the  commissioner  of  taxation and finance to develop in consultation
         with the director of the New York state division of veterans'  affairs
         a  listing  of documents to be used to establish veterans' eligibility
         for certain property tax exemptions
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  458  of  the real property tax law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
    3    10. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  DIRECTOR
    4  OF  THE  NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS A LISTING OF DOCU-
    5  MENTS TO BE USED TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY UNDER THIS SECTION,  INCLUDING
    6  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  A CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE
    7  DUTY  ALSO  KNOWN  AS  A   DD-214   FORM   OR   AN   HONORABLE   SERVICE
    8  CERTIFICATE/REPORT  OF  CAUSALITY  FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.  SUCH
    9  INFORMATION SHALL BE MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  EACH  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR
   10  VILLAGE  ASSESSOR'S  OFFICE, OR CONGRESSIONAL CHARTERED VETERANS SERVICE
   11  OFFICERS WHO REQUEST SUCH INFORMATION. THE LISTING OF  ACCEPTABLE  MILI-
   12  TARY  RECORDS  SHALL  BE  MADE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET WEBSITES OF THE
   13  DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS  AND  THE  OFFICE  OF  REAL  PROPERTY  TAX
   14  SERVICES.
   15    S 2. Section 458-a of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
   16  new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   17    9. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF
   18  THE  NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS A LISTING OF DOCUMENTS
   19  TO BE USED TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY UNDER THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING  BUT
   20  NOT  LIMITED  TO  A CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY
   21  ALSO KNOWN AS A DD-214 FORM OR AN HONORABLE  SERVICE  CERTIFICATE/REPORT
   22  OF  CAUSALITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.  SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07945-01-3
       A. 6215                             2
    1  MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE ASSESSOR'S  OFFICE,
    2  OR  CONGRESSIONAL  CHARTERED  VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS WHO REQUEST SUCH
    3  INFORMATION. THE LISTING OF ACCEPTABLE MILITARY RECORDS  SHALL  BE  MADE
    4  AVAILABLE  ON THE INTERNET WEBSITES OF THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
    5  AND THE OFFICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SERVICES.
    6    S 3. Section 458-b of the real property tax law is amended by adding a
    7  new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
    8    8. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF
    9  THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS A LISTING OF  DOCUMENTS
   10  TO  BE  USED  TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY UNDER THIS SECTION, INCLUDING BUT
   11  NOT LIMITED TO A CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE  FROM  ACTIVE  DUTY
   12  ALSO  KNOWN  AS A DD-214 FORM OR AN HONORABLE SERVICE CERTIFICATE/REPORT
   13  OF CAUSALITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.  SUCH INFORMATION SHALL  BE
   14  MADE  AVAILABLE TO EACH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE,
   15  OR CONGRESSIONAL CHARTERED VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS  WHO  REQUEST  SUCH
   16  INFORMATION.  THE  LISTING  OF ACCEPTABLE MILITARY RECORDS SHALL BE MADE
   17  AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET WEBSITES OF THE DIVISION OF VETERANS'  AFFAIRS
   18  AND THE OFFICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX SERVICES.
   19    S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   20  it  shall  have  become a law; provided that, effective immediately, the
   21  commissioner of the department of taxation and finance and the  director
   22  of  the  New York state division of veterans' affairs are authorized and
   23  directed to promulgate and implement any rules and regulations necessary
   24  for the implementation of the provisions of this act on  or  before  its
   25  effective date.