S 3229 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Allows the immediate family of a member of the armed forces killed in active duty to qualify for the alternate veterans exception

This bill (S 3229) expands a property tax exemption for veterans' families by allowing immediate family members (parents, spouses, children, or siblings) of service members killed in active duty during wartime to qualify for the "Gold Star Family" tax exemption. It requires local governments (counties, cities, towns, villages, or school districts) to adopt specific local laws to include these family members as "qualified owners" of their primary residence. The exemption applies only to the family member’s primary home, not other properties, and does not affect existing additional exemptions. This change directly impacts families who lost loved ones in military service, providing potential property tax relief for their main residence.
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Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 24, 2025
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