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Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Sponsor · State Senator, District 35 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S8232 (2025-26)

Relates to the purposes of the volunteer and exempt firefighters' benevolent association of Thornwood, New York

Latest action Sep 10, 2025

Summary

Expands the purposes of the volunteer and exempt firefighters' benevolent association of Thornwood, New York; provides for the payment to it of certain taxes imposed upon premiums on policies of fire insurance in foreign insurance companies.

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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 A2684, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A2684, 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

The purpose of this bill is to update the stated name and purpose of the Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association of Thornwood, New York and to update the sections of New York Insurance Law that this section of law references.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A2684, the matching Assembly bill.

    (58) (0) (0) (5)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 4, 2025Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why Andrea Stewart-Cousins says this is needed

This bill provides necessary amendments to existing law to ensure that all language relating to the Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevo- lent Association of Thornwood, New York and New York Insurance Laws is up to date.

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.371

    NY Assembly

  2. Sep 5, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 10, 2025

    3RD Reading CAL.1579

    3RD READING CAL.1579

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 10, 2025

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S8232

    NY Senate

Show full history (10 earlier events)
  1. Jun 4, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 4, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1579

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1579

    NY Senate

  3. May 27, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

  4. Apr 8, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  5. Apr 8, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  6. Apr 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    NY Senate

  7. Apr 7, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  8. Apr 7, 2025

    Rules Report CAL.138

    RULES REPORT CAL.138

    NY Assembly

  9. Mar 18, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  10. Jan 22, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    NY Assembly

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