Assembly Actions -
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Mar 20, 2025 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S6706
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 38th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-S6706 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Real Property Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §466-o, RPT L
2025-S6706 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6706 SPONSOR: WEBER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing a tax exemption on real property owned by members of volunteer fire compa- nies or voluntary ambulance services in a certain county PURPOSE: Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in specified areas shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of ten percent of the assessed value of such property. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section 466-k to read as follows: Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers; exemption. I. Real property owned by and enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department. Or incorporated voluntary ambulance service or such enrolled member and spouse residing
2025-S6706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6706 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to providing a tax exemption on real property owned by members of volunteer fire companies or voluntary ambulance services in a certain county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new section 466-o to read as follows: § 466-O. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS; EXEMPTION. 1. REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN INCORPO- RATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, FIRE DEPARTMENT OR INCORPORATED VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE OR SUCH ENROLLED MEMBER AND SPOUSE RESIDING IN A COUN- TY WHICH HAS A POPULATION OF MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS AND WHICH IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPU- LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION TO THE EXTENT OF TEN PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN, PART TOWN, SCHOOL DISTRICT, SPECIAL DISTRICT OR COUNTY PURPOSES, EXCLUSIVE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF A CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR COUNTY, AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR. 2. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE GRANTED TO AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF AN INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, FIRE DEPARTMENT OR INCORPORATED VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE RESIDING IN SUCH COUNTY UNLESS: (A) THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WHICH IS SERVED BY SUCH INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR INCOR- PORATED VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE; (B) THE PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT; (C) THE PROPERTY IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT ANY PORTION OF SUCH PROPERTY IS NOT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04039-02-5
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