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S08961Introduced in the Senate

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.

Passed

Introduced by Steven Rhoads, District 5

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

SIGNED CHAP.254

August 21, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage · June 3, 2026

140

Yes

0

No

10

Absent or Not Voting

150 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Tommy Schiavoni1Yes
Jodi Giglio2Yes
Joseph DeStefano3Yes
Rebecca Kassay4Yes
Doug Smith5Yes
Philip Ramos6Yes
Jarett Gandolfo7Yes
Michael Fitzpatrick8Yes
Michael Durso9Yes
Steve Stern10Yes

Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  2. 1ST REPORT CAL.506

  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. PASSED SENATE

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. referred to real property taxation

  8. substituted for a10276

  9. ordered to third reading rules cal.452

  10. passed assembly

  11. returned to senate

  12. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

  13. SIGNED CHAP.254

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