A 5619 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers killed in the line of duty

Summary
Amends the real property tax exemption for surviving 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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2025
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A5619 A5619A · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends the real property tax law to expand tax exemptions for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers, their spouses, and surviving spouses. The changes clarify eligibility requirements, adjust exemption percentages, and modernize the language to better reflect current service standards.
Scope change
The bill expands from only un-remarried spouses of deceased volunteers to include surviving spouses, and adds a general exemption for active volunteers with more than 20 years of service.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a new exemption for active volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who have more than 20 years of service, granting them a 10% property tax exemption.

Changed the exemption eligibility from 'un-remarried spouses' to 'surviving spouses' of volunteers killed in the line of duty, removing the remarriage restriction.

REQUIREMENT

Standardized the minimum service requirement language to allow municipalities to set requirements between two and five years, replacing the previous bracketed text.

Added new eligibility criteria requiring the property to be the applicant's primary residence and used exclusively for residential purposes.

DEFINITION

Reorganized the statute structure to clearly separate exemptions for active volunteers, their spouses, and surviving spouses under distinct numbered sections.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5619A
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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