AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER/EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION ENABLING LEGISLATION (Allows municipalities to establish a program providing property tax exemption to active duty individuals who volunteer services as a firefighter or emergency medical technician.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2021
Last action Apr 28, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Apr 27, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
40% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
04/28/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
04/27/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/15/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/09/2021 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
legislature
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced
01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gordon Rogers
RRepublican
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Lou Raptakis
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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