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Legislature advances changes to senior citizen property-exemption categories
Summary
A local law amending income categories and corresponding exemption percentages for senior citizens' real-property taxes was presented and adopted by the legislature on April 27 after a roll call.
Clerk (speaker 3) presented a proposed amendment to the county's senior citizen property-tax exemption schedule (local law tentatively number 3 for 2026), which would add additional income categories and corresponding exemption percentages.
The measure was seconded and, after no floor questions, carried on roll call. Legislators confirmed the adoption process and noted that such local-law changes follow the required public-notice and hearing procedures before final implementation. No further details on the modified exemption tiers or income thresholds were read during the floor presentation.
