---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes Seaford Fire District to file with the county of Nassau assessor an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption"
description: "Authorizes the Seaford Fire District to file with the county of Nassau assessor an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 5850"
citation: "New York S 5850 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Rhoads"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-03-20"
last_action: "2024-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a0ccf89-7e5b-4f44-acbf-6867deeaa6c6"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S5850"
source_hash: "01a95598fa0cc8cfc1cd762a0ef50f0399033c2fe8b99e0d3510106d5f9010c6"
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 S 5850 (2023-2024) — Authorizes Seaford Fire District to file with the county of Nassau assessor an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption

Authorizes the Seaford Fire District to file with the county of Nassau assessor an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption.

## Version chain

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

1. **S5850** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5850&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S5850A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S5850A)
3. **S5850B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S5850B)
4. **S5850C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S5850C)

## Votes

- Local Government Vote - Version: B — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Local Government Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **55–2** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **58–1** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **60–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Rhoads — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-20** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-09** 1ST REPORT CAL.804
- **2023-05-10** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2023-05-15** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-05-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-05-18** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-05-18** REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-31** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2023-05-31** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-31** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-05-31** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5850A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-09** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-09** REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2024-01-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** PRINT NUMBER 5850B `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-20** 1ST REPORT CAL.1227
- **2024-05-21** AMENDED 5850C `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-21** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2024-05-22** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2024-05-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-05-30** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-05-30** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5794C
- **2024-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.311
- **2024-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-09-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-09-27** SIGNED CHAP.377 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a0ccf89-7e5b-4f44-acbf-6867deeaa6c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).