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NY A06439
Bill
Status
3/24/2015
Primary Sponsor
Robert Oaks
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AI Summary
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Increases the volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' tax credit from $200 to $500 per individual, with joint filers receiving $1,000 starting in the 2015 taxable year
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Exempts motor vehicles used by volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers from all registration fees, vehicle use taxes, and special license plate service charges
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Prohibits employers from terminating employees who are absent or late due to responding to emergencies in their capacity as volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers
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Establishes priority access to wireless telephone and text messaging services for emergency services providers and 911 callers to maintain service availability during public emergencies
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Makes permanent the provision allowing volunteer firefighters to receive benefits for disability due to heart disease or coronary artery malfunction, eliminating the June 30, 2015 expiration date
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Exempts volunteer ambulance services from toll payments on state highways, bridges, tunnels and toll roads when responding to emergencies
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Covers HIV exposure evaluations and testing as benefits for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers exposed to blood or bodily fluids in the line of duty
Legislative Description
Enacts the "Volunteer Firefighter and Ambulance Worker Protection and Incentive Act of 2015"; increases the volunteer firefighters' and volunteer ambulance workers' credit in the amount of five hundred dollars; exempts motor vehicles used in the performance of such volunteers' duties from registration fees, use taxes and special fees for volunteer license plates; establishes priority access to wireless telephone and text messaging services for emergency service; provides safety for employees who are late or miss work because they have responded to an emergency; eliminates the expiration on benefits for volunteer firefighters for disease and malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries.
Last Action
held for consideration in ways and means
6/15/2016