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NY S 1486

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Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide certain benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers; increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more years of service; exempts motor vehicles used in the performance of such volunteers' duties from registration fees, use taxes and special fees for volunteer license plates; authorizes the provision of municipal health insurance coverage to such volunteers; establishes a volunteer recruitment service loan forgiveness program.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-09 — NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
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Sponsors

  • Thomas F. O'Maraprimary
  • Jake Ashbycosponsor
  • Peter Oberackercosponsor
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-09

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

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