Bill > S01515

This bill amends the General Municipal Law to exclude emergency medical services expenditures from the existing cap on local government real property tax levies. Currently, local governments face restrictions on how much they can increase property tax collections each year, with some specific exceptions. This bill adds emergency medical services as a new exception to those tax levy limits, which means local governments will be able to raise additional property tax funds specifically to support emergency medical services without being constrained by the standard tax levy cap. The modification allows municipalities more flexibility in funding critical emergency medical infrastructure and services without having to trade off these expenses against other budgetary priorities. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage, enabling local governments to potentially adjust their tax and budget planning to account for this new provision. The change is relatively narrow in scope, targeting only the financial rules around emergency medical services funding at the local government level.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1515