Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Fallen Police Officers
Greene County
Summary
Local Law 1 of 2026 exempts up to 50% of the assessed value of a fallen officer's surviving spouse's primary residence from county property taxes. It's a cost of sympathy for fallen officers' families, but since the state provides no reimbursement, the lost county revenue is absorbed by other taxpayers. Lawmakers also flagged plans to extend similar benefits to corrections officers once pending state bills are signed.
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Last discussed Jul 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
Small, hard-to-quantify reduction in county property tax revenue for each qualifying surviving spouse household, absorbed by the county.
Surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty who live in Greene County and have not remarried.
The county and other property taxpayers, who absorb the forgone tax revenue with no state reimbursement.
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