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NY A10381

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/25/2016

Primary Sponsor

Didi Barrett

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Origin

Assembly

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows counties, cities, towns, villages, or school districts to adopt a local law or resolution permitting veterans with pending disability compensation applications to apply for additional property tax exemptions after the normal filing deadline.

  • Requires veterans to provide documentation such as a pending acceptance letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to the assessor to qualify for late filing.

  • Deems pending veterans to have the lowest compensation rating until the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issues a final determination on their claim.

  • Requires assessors to recalculate exemptions once a veteran receives their final disability rating determination, treating any discrepancies between previously applied exemptions and recalculated amounts as "clerical errors" to be corrected.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Allows a veteran who has filed for disability compensation and is waiting for a final determination from the U.S. department of veterans affairs, to apply for the additional disabled exemption after the last date for filing such exemption.

Last Action

reported referred to ways and means

6/2/2016

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means6/2/2016
Veterans' Affairs5/25/2016

Full Bill Text

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