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S06415 Summary:
BILL NO | S06415 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A07942 |
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SPONSOR | HELMING |
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COSPNSR | RITCHIE, AKSHAR |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §209-i, Gen Muni L | |
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Authorizes firefighters who are members of a fire company or department of another state to provide assistance to volunteer fire companies or departments in this state. |
S06415 Actions:
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05/17/2017 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2017 | COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2017 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1075 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2017 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2017 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2017 | referred to local governments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2017 | substituted for a7942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2017 | ordered to third reading rules cal.616 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2017 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2017 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/13/2017 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/25/2017 | SIGNED CHAP.155 |
S06415 Committee Votes:
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Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
ER
Davila
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
ER
Pellegrino
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barron
ER
Dickens
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Stec
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Perry
Yes
Steck
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonough
ER
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blake
ER
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Quart
Yes
Titus
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Ra
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Raia
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jones
No
Montesano
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Finch
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Morelle
ER
Richardson
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Butler
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walter
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Mosley
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kim
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Williams
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Niou
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Colton
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Norris
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S06415 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6415 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HELMING, RITCHIE -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing firefighters who are members of a fire company or department of anoth- er state to provide assistance to volunteer fire companies or depart- ments in this state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 209-i of the general municipal law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 1-c to read as follows: 3 1-c. A member of a fire company or department of another state who is 4 regularly in an area served by a volunteer fire company or fire depart- 5 ment may volunteer their services on an on-going basis to such fire 6 company or fire department for the purpose of assisting such company or 7 department's general or emergency ambulance services, or for the purpose 8 of assisting such fire company or fire department at a fire or other 9 emergency scene or for the purpose of training with such fire company or 10 fire department, provided that such company or department is authorized 11 to accept such services by the governing body of the city or the 12 village, the board of fire commissioners or other governing board of the 13 fire district, or the town board of the town in relation to (a) the fire 14 companies serving territory outside villages and fire districts or (b) a 15 town fire department, as the case may be. Upon application by an out-of- 16 state firefighter, a fire company or fire department shall determine 17 whether such out-of-state firefighter meets state and local requirements 18 for active members of their company or department, including, but not 19 limited to, compliance with a background check pursuant to section eight 20 hundred thirty-seven-o of the executive law, and whether such out-of- 21 state firefighter is in good standing with the fire company or depart- 22 ment in which they normally serve. If a volunteer fire company or fire EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10957-03-7S. 6415 2 1 department accepts the services of such an out-of-state firefighter, 2 such firefighter shall be entitled to all powers, rights, privileges and 3 immunities granted by law to volunteer firefighters during the time such 4 services are rendered, in the same manner and to the same extent as if 5 such firefighter were a volunteer member of the fire company or fire 6 department being assisted, including benefits under the volunteer fire- 7 fighters' benefit law, provided, however, such firefighter shall not be 8 eligible to participate in a service award program as authorized by 9 articles eleven-A and eleven-AAAA of this chapter nor shall such fire- 10 fighter be eligible for coverage under section eleven-c of the volunteer 11 firefighters' benefit law relating to diseases of the lung and section 12 sixty-one of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating to disease 13 or malfunction of heart or coronary arteries and any other presumptive 14 coverage for impairment of health or death. Upon acceptance of such 15 out-of-state firefighter to a fire company or fire department, such 16 company or department shall provide to the applicant, and the applicant 17 shall acknowledge receipt of, the following written statement: "If a 18 volunteer fire company or fire department accepts the services of a 19 firefighter who is a member of a fire department or a company of another 20 state, such firefighter shall be entitled to all powers, rights, privi- 21 leges and immunities granted by law to volunteer firefighters during the 22 time such services are rendered, in the same manner and to the same 23 extent as if such firefighter were a volunteer member of the fire compa- 24 ny or fire department being assisted, including benefits under the 25 volunteer firefighters' benefit law, provided, however, such firefighter 26 shall not be eligible to participate in a service award program as 27 authorized by articles 11-A and 11-AAAA of the general municipal law, 28 nor shall such firefighters be eligible for coverage under section 29 eleven-c of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, relating to 30 diseases of the lung, and section 61 of the volunteer firefighters' 31 benefit law, relating to disease or malfunction of heart or coronary 32 arteries, and any other presumptive coverage for impairment of health or 33 death." 34 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.