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Shelley Mayer

Sponsor · State Senator, District 37 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S5994 (2025-26)

Updates the Pound Ridge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association's charter

Latest action Sep 10, 2025

Summary

Updates the Pound Ridge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association's charter and provides for new duties of such charter.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A7004, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A7004, the matching Assembly bill.

Committee

Local Government · New York State Senate

Also referred to Local Governments · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 amends sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 of chapter 260 of the laws of 1969 to update the name of the association and description of persons eligible for membership; to modernize and expand the purposes and duties of the association; and to expand permissible use of foreign fire insur- ance monies by the association to actions "in furtherance of its purpose." Section 2 establishes the effective date.

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Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A7004, the matching Assembly bill.

    (57) (1) (0) (5)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (19) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Local Government

    Senate Local GovernmentMay 20, 2025Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Shelley Mayer says this is needed

Volunteer firefighters perform dangerous duties every day in our commu- nities, protecting our health, well-being and property. The Pound Ridge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association receives foreign fire insurance premium tax monies from the New York State Insurance Depart- ment. Currently, the association is authorized to use such funds only for the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt firefighters and their families. This legislation would authorize the Association to use the funds in furtherance of all its statutory purposes. This act would amend the chapter of law governing the operation of the Pound Ridge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, in a manner similar to recent legislative updates to other volunteer fire- fighters' benevolent association charters, so that it may more effec- tively work to support the health and well-being of the association, its members, and their families.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. Sep 10, 2025

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.378

    NY Assembly

  2. Sep 5, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 10, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 10, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1756

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1756

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)
  1. Jun 10, 2025

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY A7004

    NY Senate

  2. May 21, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  3. May 21, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  4. May 21, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

  5. May 21, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  6. May 21, 2025

    Rules Report CAL.227

    RULES REPORT CAL.227

    NY Assembly

  7. May 20, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  8. May 20, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  9. May 13, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  10. Mar 18, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

  11. Mar 4, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

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