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The Volunteers & Licenses Bill
New York volunteers get free fishing and hunting licenses
Provides tax credits equal to the cost of the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers.
Good for everyday people ·
This bill would give volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers money back for their fishing and hunting licenses, helping those who help us.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
This bill is a good idea because it thanks people who volunteer their time to keep us safe. Volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers do a hard job for free. Giving them money back for their fishing and hunting licenses is a small way to say thank you. It could help more people want to volunteer. This bill is still being looked at, so people can still tell their lawmakers what they think.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill would give a tax credit to volunteer firefighters.
- It would also give a tax credit to volunteer ambulance workers.
- The credit would cover the cost of fishing licenses.
- It would also cover the cost of small and big game hunting licenses.
- This bill is currently introduced in New York.
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