Senate Bill S8409

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends the effectiveness of certain sections of law relating to real property tax exemptions for real property owned by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers

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Current Bill Status Via A8657 - Passed Senate

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S8409 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8657
Law Section:
Real Property Taxation
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Chap 670 of 2022

2025-S8409 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the effectiveness of certain sections of law relating to real property tax exemptions for real property owned by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers.

2025-S8409 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8409 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8409
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 670 of the laws of 2022 amending the real  prop-
   erty  tax  law  relating  to  providing all local governments with the
   option to provide a property tax exemption to  volunteer  firefighters
   and  volunteer  ambulance  workers,  in  relation to the effectiveness
   thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 3 of chapter 670 of the laws of 2022 amending the
 real property tax law relating to providing all local  governments  with
 the option to provide a property tax exemption to volunteer firefighters
 and volunteer ambulance workers is amended to read as follows:
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 section two of this act shall take effect [three] SIX  years  after  the
 effective date of this act.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13228-01-5

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