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A 8657: Extends the effectiveness of certain sections of law relating to real property tax exemptions for real property owned by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers.
What A 8657 does, verified September 28, 2025
The state of New York is introducing a bill to amend the real property tax law. The bill aims to provide local governments with the option to offer a property tax exemption to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers. This exemption would be available to these individuals if their local government chooses to offer it. The exemption would take effect immediately, but certain provisions related to its implementation would be delayed by six years.
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Last action: signed chap.244 (2025-08-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8657
- What is the current status of A 8657?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8657 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 7, 2025, was "signed chap.244".
- Did A 8657 pass?
- Yes. A 8657 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 7, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 8657, and where is it now?
- A 8657 was authored by Asm. Steven Otis with 5 coauthors.
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| Aug. 07, 2025 | signed chap.244 |
| Aug. 04, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1946 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 23, 2025 · 213 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8657 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation AN ACT to amend chapter 670 of the laws of 2022 amending the real prop- erty tax law relating to providing all local governments with the option to provide a property tax exemption to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers, in relation to the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 670 of the laws of 2022 amending the 2 real property tax law relating to providing all local governments with 3 the option to provide a property tax exemption to volunteer firefighters 4 and volunteer ambulance workers is amended to read as follows: 5 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 6 section two of this act shall take effect [three] six years after the 7 effective date of this act. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13228-01-5
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