Veterans

Expands the definition of professional misconduct to include refusing to provide professional services to a person referred for treatment by a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility or provider because such person declines elective services during the course of treatment.

Exempts certain military service credit from being included in calculations of up to three years of military service credit for a public retirement system of the state.

Exempts certain military service credit from being included in calculations of up to three years of military service credit for a public retirement system of the state.

This bill adjusts veterans' property tax exemption limits specifically for New York City (population over 1 million). It reduces maximum exemption amounts for qualifying veterans: from $7,500 to $2,000 for general military service exemptions, and from $8,000 to $3,200 for combat zone exemptions. The bill also lowers the cap for property purchased with veteran recognition funds from $5,000 to $2,000 in NYC. These changes directly affect veterans owning residential property in New York City who qualify for tax exemptions under state law.

This bill modifies New York State's veterans' property tax exemptions specifically for New York City (population over 1 million). It reduces the maximum annual tax exemption for veterans' primary residences from 15% (capped at $12,000) to 6% (capped at $4,800), and lowers the combat-zone service exemption from 10% (capped at $8,000) to 4% (capped at $3,200). It also cuts the exemption limit for property purchased using veterans' funds from $5,000 to $2,000. These changes apply only to New York City residents who qualify as veterans under state law. The bill does not create new exemptions but adjusts existing ones for the city's largest population center.