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Senate bill · S8961 (2025-26)

Authorizes the Merrick Hook & Ladder Co. 1 fire company recieve retroactive real property tax exempt status

New York State Senate

Same as A10276, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Aug 21, 2026

Sponsor: Steve Rhoads (State Senator, District 5, Republican/Conservative)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 22, 2026. About our data

Summary

Authorizes the Merrick Hook & Ladder Co. 1 fire company receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the property located at 1893 Oakwood Ave, hamlet of Merrick, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Authorizes the Merrick Hook & Ladder Co. 1 fire company receive retroac- tive real property tax exemption.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Local Government · New York State Senate

Also referred to Real Property Taxation · New York State Assembly.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Steve Rhoads says this is needed

If not for acquiring this real property following the exemption applica- tion deadline, this fire department would otherwise be entitled to a full real property tax exemption. This bill permits the assessor of the County of Nassau to accept the organization's application for exemption and provide a retroactive exemption back to the time the not-for-profit acquired the property.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 29, 2026Result: passed

    (56) (2) (0) (5)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Local Government

    Senate Local GovernmentMar 10, 2026Result: passed

    (6) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Aug 21, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.254

    NY Senate

  2. Aug 14, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 3, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.452

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.452

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 3, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 3, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

Show full history (10 earlier events)
  1. Jun 3, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A10276

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Reference Changed to Ways and Means

    REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  3. May 29, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. May 29, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. May 29, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    NY Assembly

  6. Mar 12, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  7. Mar 11, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  8. Mar 10, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.506

    1ST REPORT CAL.506

    NY Senate

  9. Feb 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    NY Assembly

  10. Jan 21, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

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