New York A 6790 — Relates to tax credits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers
New York, 2025-2026. A 6790: Relates to tax credits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers
Latest action
October 19, 2026 — APPROVAL MEMO.4
Summary
Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thousand twenty-six, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or as a volunteer ambulance worker shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed equal to eight hundred dollars; provides for a real property tax exemption under certain circumstances to an enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service residing in such city, village, town, school district, special district, fire district or county.
Sponsors
- Karen McMahon — primary sponsor
- Jen Lunsford
- Karl Brabenec
- Steve Stern
- Donna Lupardo
- Rebecca Seawright
- Chris Burdick
- Marianne Buttenschon
- Christopher Eachus
- Dana Levenberg
- MaryJane Shimsky
- David DiPietro
- Joe DeStefano
- Jeff Gallahan
- Jake Ryan Blumencranz
- Anil Beephan Jr.
- Scott H. Bendett
- Matthew Simpson
- Joe Angelino
- Doug Smith
- Steven Otis
- Anna Kelles
- Jonathan Jacobson
- Phil Steck
- Angelo Santabarbara
- Kenneth Blankenbush
- Carrie Woerner
- Tommy Schiavoni
- Robert Smullen
- Judy Griffin
- Paula Kay
- Joseph Sempolinski
- Patrick Chludzinski
- Michael Cashman
- Kwani O'Pharrow
- Andrew Hevesi
- John Lemondes
- Angelo J. Morinello
- Scott Gray
- Brian Manktelow
- Chris Tague
- John T. McDonald III
- Patrick J. Carroll
- Rebecca Kassay
- Patrick Burke
- Gabriella Romero
- William Conrad
- Jo Anne Simon
- Aron Wieder
- Kalman Yeger
- Sarah Clark
- Charles Lavine
- Harry B. Bronson
- Sam Berger
- Stacey Pheffer Amato
- Didi Barrett
- Simcha Eichenstein
- Stefani Zinerman
- Stephen Hawley
Bill text
A6790 Read version ↗ Read version ↗
A6790A Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Floor Vote - Version: A
June 1, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 60 · no: 0 · excused: 2 · absent: 1 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (63)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Kevin S. Parker | absent |
| Sam Sutton | excused |
| Jeremy Cooney | excused |
| Jeremy Zellner | yes |
| Alexis Weik | yes |
| William Weber | yes |
| Lea Webb | yes |
| Mark Walczyk | yes |
| James Tedisco | yes |
| Andrea Stewart-Cousins | yes |
| Dan Stec | yes |
| Toby Ann Stavisky | yes |
| James Skoufis | yes |
| José M. Serrano | yes |
| Luis R. Sepúlveda | yes |
| Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | yes |
| James Sanders Jr. | yes |
| Julia Salazar | yes |
| Christopher Ryan | yes |
| Robert Rolison | yes |
| Gustavo Rivera | yes |
| Steve Rhoads | yes |
| Jessica Ramos | yes |
| Roxanne J. Persaud | yes |
| Anthony H. Palumbo | yes |
| Robert Ortt | yes |
| Peter Oberacker | yes |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | yes |
| Zellnor Myrie | yes |
| Dean Murray | yes |
| Shelley Mayer | yes |
| Rachel May | yes |
| Mario Mattera | yes |
| Jack M. Martins | yes |
| Monica Martinez | yes |
| John Liu | yes |
| Andrew J. Lanza | yes |
| Liz Krueger | yes |
| Brian Kavanagh | yes |
| Robert Jackson | yes |
| Michelle Hinchey | yes |
| Pamela Helming | yes |
| Pete Harckham | yes |
| Joseph A. Griffo | yes |
| Andrew Gounardes | yes |
| Kristen Gonzalez | yes |
| Michael Gianaris | yes |
| Patrick M. Gallivan | yes |
| Nathalia Fernandez | yes |
| Patricia Fahy | yes |
| Leroy Comrie | yes |
| Cordell Cleare | yes |
| Stephen T. Chan | yes |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | yes |
| Siela Bynoe | yes |
| Samra Brouk | yes |
| Jabari Brisport | yes |
| Erik Bottcher | yes |
| George Borrello | yes |
| April Baskin | yes |
| Jamaal Bailey | yes |
| Jake Ashby | yes |
| Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | yes |
Assembly Vote
May 14, 2026 · Assembly · pass
yes: 133 · no: 0 · absent: 0 · excused: 17 · not voting: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | yes |
| Simpson | yes |
| Peoples-Stokes | yes |
| Lee | yes |
| Forrest | yes |
| Buttenschon | yes |
| Zinerman | yes |
| Simone | yes |
| Paulin | yes |
| Lavine | yes |
| Fitzpatrick | yes |
| Burroughs | yes |
| Zaccaro | excused |
| Simon | yes |
| Palmesano | yes |
| Lasher | excused |
| Fall | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Yeger | yes |
| Shrestha | yes |
| Otis | yes |
| Kim | yes |
| Eichenstein | yes |
| Burdick | yes |
| Wright | yes |
| Shimsky | yes |
| O'Pharrow | yes |
| Kelles | yes |
| Eachus | yes |
| Brown K | yes |
| Woerner | yes |
| Septimo | yes |
| Novakhov | yes |
| Kay | yes |
| Durso | yes |
| Brown EA | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Sempolinski | yes |
| Norber | yes |
| Kassay | yes |
| DiPietro | yes |
| Brook-Krasny | yes |
| Wieder | yes |
| Seawright | yes |
| Morinello | yes |
| Jensen | excused |
| Dinowitz | yes |
| Bronson | yes |
| Weprin | yes |
| Schiavoni | yes |
| Moreno | yes |
| Jacobson | yes |
| Dilan | yes |
| Braunstein | yes |
| Walsh | yes |
| Sayegh | yes |
| Molitor | yes |
| Jackson | yes |
| DeStefano | yes |
| Brabenec | yes |
| Walker | yes |
| Santabarbara | yes |
| Mitaynes | excused |
| Hyndman | yes |
| De Los Santos | yes |
| Bores | excused |
| Vanel | yes |
| Rozic | yes |
| Miller | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Davila | yes |
| Bologna | yes |
| Valdez | excused |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Mikulin | yes |
| Hooks | yes |
| Dais | yes |
| Blumencranz | yes |
| Torres | yes |
| Romero | yes |
| Meeks | excused |
| Hevesi | yes |
| Cunningham | yes |
| Blankenbush | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Rivera | yes |
| McMahon | yes |
| Hawley | yes |
| Cruz | yes |
| Bichotte Hermel | yes |
| Tapia | yes |
| Reyes | yes |
| McDonough | excused |
| Griffin | yes |
| Cook | excused |
| Berger | yes |
| Tannousis | yes |
| Reilly | excused |
| McDonald | yes |
| Gray | yes |
| Conrad | yes |
| Benedetto | excused |
| Tague | yes |
| Ramos | yes |
| Manktelow | yes |
| Gonzalez-Rojas | yes |
| Colton | yes |
| Bendett | yes |
| Stirpe | yes |
| Rajkumar | yes |
| Maher | excused |
| Glick | yes |
| Clark | excused |
| Beephan | yes |
| Stern | yes |
| Raga | excused |
| Magnarelli | yes |
| Giglio | yes |
| Chludzinski | yes |
| Barrett | yes |
| Steck | yes |
| Ra | yes |
| Lupardo | yes |
| Gibbs | excused |
| Chang | yes |
| Barclay | yes |
| Solages | excused |
| Pretlow | yes |
| Lunsford | yes |
| Gandolfo | yes |
| Chandler-Waterm | yes |
| Bailey | yes |
| Smullen | yes |
| Powers | yes |
| Lucas | excused |
| Gallahan | yes |
| Cashman | yes |
| Angelino | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Pirozzolo | yes |
| Levenberg | yes |
| Gallagher | yes |
| Carroll RC | yes |
| Anderson | yes |
| Slater | yes |
| Pheffer Amato | yes |
| Lemondes | yes |
| Friend | yes |
| Carroll P | yes |
| Alvarez | yes |
Legislative history
- APPROVAL MEMO.4
- SIGNED CHAP.313
- DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- PASSED SENATE
- 3RD READING CAL.1466
- SUBSTITUTED FOR S6233A
- REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
- DELIVERED TO SENATE
- PASSED ASSEMBLY
- ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.119
- RULES REPORT CAL.119
- REPORTED
- REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- PRINT NUMBER 6790A
- AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
- REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
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