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NY A02438

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Schiavoni

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Provides a property tax exemption of up to 10% of assessed value for enrolled members of ocean rescue squads residing in towns with populations between 69,000 and 69,050 according to the 2020 census

  • Requires local governing bodies to adopt a local law, ordinance, or resolution after a public hearing to offer the exemption, with a minimum service requirement between 2-5 years set by each municipality

  • Grants a lifetime 10% exemption to ocean rescue squad members who complete more than 20 years of active service, as long as they maintain their primary residence in the applicable town

  • Allows un-remarried spouses of ocean rescue squad members killed in the line of duty to continue receiving the exemption if the deceased member had at least 5 years of service

  • Repeals a prior 2024 law specific to Southampton Village Ocean Rescue and replaces it with this broader framework for qualifying municipalities

Legislative Description

Establishes eligibility for a tax exemption on real property for enrolled members of ocean rescue squads in certain municipalities; repeals a section of law relating to the eligibility of enrolled members of Southampton Village Ocean Rescue for a tax exemption on real property.

Last Action

substituted by s781

2/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules2/4/2025
Ways and Means1/22/2025
Real Property Taxation1/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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