New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S10597 — Provides pay per call and paid on call stipends for volunteer firefighters and travel expense reimbursement for call response

Last action — In Senate Committee

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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In plain language

The bill allows stipends and reimbursements for volunteer firefighters.

This bill permits local authorities to provide stipends to volunteer firefighters for responding to calls and standby. It also creates a fund to support this compensation.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means volunteer firefighters may receive compensation for their service, enhancing support for their contributions.
  • Families: Families of volunteer firefighters may benefit from increased financial assistance for call responses.

Summary

Allows an authority having jurisdiction over a volunteer fire department or fire company in a county, city, town, village, fire district, or fire protection district to provide volunteer firefighters with a stipend of a nominal fee for responses to calls and for certain standby services; includes volunteer firefighters within the labor law definition of "employee" of a federal, state or municipal government of political subdivision thereof; establishes the volunteer fire service nominal compensation assistance fund.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S10597 do?
Allows an authority having jurisdiction over a volunteer fire department or fire company in a county, city, town, village, fire district, or fire protection district to provide volunteer firefighters with a stipend of a nominal fee for responses to calls and for certain standby services; includes volunteer firefighters within the labor law definition of "employee" of a federal, state or municipal government of political subdivision thereof; establishes the volunteer fire service nominal compensation assistance fund.
Who sponsors S10597?
S10597 is sponsored by Monica Martinez.
What is the current status of S10597?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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