---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the eligibility of enrolled members of the East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue and Auxiliary Squad for the tax exemption on real property authorized by section 466-c of the real property tax law"
description: "Relates to the eligibility of enrolled members of the East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue and Auxiliary Squad for the tax exemption on real property authorized by section 466-c of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 670 of the laws of 2002."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 1640"
citation: "New York A 1640 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred Thiele"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2024-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79f37411-cba9-4f4e-80a8-5e2e025b65ea"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1640"
source_hash: "d6e502e870f153239c052eff124b02aaec15623415f84a31fed6e1f1d21db1db"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 1640 (2023-2024) — Relates to the eligibility of enrolled members of the East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue and Auxiliary Squad for the tax exemption on real property authorized by section 466-c of the real property tax law

Relates to the eligibility of enrolled members of the East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue and Auxiliary Squad for the tax exemption on real property authorized by section 466-c of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 670 of the laws of 2002.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A1640** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1640&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A1640A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1640A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **137–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **60–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION:THIELE; To reconsider — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fred Thiele — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-17** REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-22** REPORTED
- **2024-05-22** RULES REPORT CAL.93
- **2024-05-22** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.93
- **2024-05-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-23** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-23** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-29** RECALLED FROM SENATE
- **2024-05-29** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-05-29** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2024-05-29** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 1640A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-03** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-06-03** COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2159A
- **2024-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.1561
- **2024-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.607 `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-21** APPROVAL MEMO.49

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79f37411-cba9-4f4e-80a8-5e2e025b65ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).