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Relates to exemptions from real property taxes for senior citizens, the official text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  3698--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEPRIN,  WILLIAMS, ALVAREZ, PHEFFER AMATO --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Real Property  Taxation  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to  providing  an
   additional real property tax exemption for certain senior citizens
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 467 of  the  real
 property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new subparagraph 4 to read as
 follows:
   (4) NOTWITHSTANDING THE MAXIMUM EXEMPTION PERCENTAGE PERMITTED  PURSU-
 ANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ANY LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR
 RESOLUTION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE AMENDED, OR  A  LOCAL
 LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED, TO CREATE ADDITIONAL ANNUAL
 INCOME CATEGORIES AND CORRESPONDING EXEMPTION PERCENTAGES FOR HOUSEHOLDS
 MAKING  LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL OF SUCH MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION (REPRESENTED IN THE  HEREIN-
 BELOW SCHEDULE AS M) PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
 
 ANNUAL INCOME          PERCENTAGE OF ASSESSED VALUATION
                              EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
 LESS THAN (M) BUT
 MORE THAN (M- $1,000)                  50%
 
 LESS THAN (M- $1,000) BUT
 MORE THAN (M- $2,000)                  55%

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06109-02-5
 A. 3698--A                          2
 
 LESS THAN (M- $2,000) BUT              60%
 MORE THAN (M- $3,000); AND
 
 LESS THAN (M- $3,000)                  65%
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
 years beginning on and after January 1, 2026.
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