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NY S09298
Bill
Status
6/4/2024
Primary Sponsor
Monica Martinez
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AI Summary
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Amends real property tax law to allow municipalities to continue or reinstate tax exemptions for un-remarried spouses of volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers killed in the line of duty.
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Changes the minimum service requirement from a fixed five years to a flexible range of two to five years, with each municipality establishing its own minimum within that range.
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Requires the un-remarried spouse to be certified by the authority having jurisdiction over the volunteer fire company, fire department, or ambulance service.
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Maintains the requirement that the deceased volunteer must have been receiving the exemption prior to their death.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Amends the real property tax exemption for un-remarried spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers killed in the line of duty to permit continuation of such exemption for volunteer members with service between two and five years.
Last Action
referred to ways and means
6/4/2024