---
type: "Bill"
title: "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"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 8657"
citation: "New York A 8657 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Otis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-05-23"
last_action: "2025-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b258ceb-388d-4a27-9eb1-ce726c1d4ffd"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8657"
source_hash: "16df130ecb3c2b0ad5c516db06c99c43d7beb1a79b0f3502ebb25969b6034500"
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 8657 (2025-2026) — 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

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.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8657** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8657&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **143–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steven Otis — primary (person)
- Angelo Santabarbara — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne Buttenschon — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey Pheffer Amato — cosponsor (person)
- Stefani Zinerman — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Schiavoni — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-23** REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-06** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** REPORTED
- **2025-06-09** RULES REPORT CAL.540
- **2025-06-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.540
- **2025-06-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-06-09** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-06-09** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8409
- **2025-06-12** 3RD READING CAL.1946
- **2025-06-12** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-12** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-08-04** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-07** SIGNED CHAP.244 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b258ceb-388d-4a27-9eb1-ce726c1d4ffd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).