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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1486: Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide certain benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1486 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide certain benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers. Primary sponsor: Tom O'Mara (Republican/Conservative). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom O'MaraPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  2. REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
  3. REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source