A 6816: Allows a tax exemption for taxpayers in the amount of the purchase price of a fire extinguisher, fire alarm, heat alarm or carbon monoxide alarm purchased for residential use during the month of October.
What A 6816 does, verified March 13, 2026
The bill aims to provide a tax exemption for certain safety devices used in residential settings. It allows for a tax exemption on fire extinguishers and safety alarms purchased specifically for residential use during the month of October. The exemption will take effect thirty days after the bill becomes law and will apply to devices purchased on or after that date.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6816
- What is the current status of A 6816?
- As of March 13, 2026, A 6816 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to ways and means".
- Did A 6816 pass?
- Not yet. A 6816 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6816, and where is it now?
- A 6816 was authored by Asm. Judy Griffin with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means. It is filed under TAX, alongside 323 other New York TAX bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 199 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6816 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to allowing a tax exemption with respect to fire extinguishers and fire, heat and carbon monoxide alarms purchased for residential use The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph 47 to read as follows: 3 (47) Fire extinguishers, fire alarms, heat alarms or carbon monoxide 4 alarms purchased for residential use during the month of October. 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 6 have become a law and shall apply to eligible fire extinguishers, fire 7 alarms, heat alarms and carbon monoxide alarms purchased on or after 8 such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09131-01-5
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