Bill > A00952

This bill amends the environmental conservation law to provide a state tax credit to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers equal to the cost of their fishing and small and big game licenses. Specifically, the bill adds language defining volunteer ambulance workers (as defined in the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law) and volunteer firefighters (as defined in the volunteer firefighters' benefit law) as eligible for a tax credit that covers the full cost of their hunting and fishing licenses. The bill also makes a minor grammatical update, replacing gender-specific pronouns like "his or her" with the gender-neutral "their" when describing visual acuity requirements for blind individuals. The provision is part of a broader section of law that provides various license fee exemptions or discounts for specific groups, such as Native American tribe members, active military personnel, militia members, and residents over 70 years old. The tax credit will take effect immediately upon the bill's passage.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A952