New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10201: Exempts the village of Williamsville fire department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of its membership
Status: Signed into law, October 23, 2026
Exempts the village of Williamsville fire department, located in the village of Williamsville, county of Erie, from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of its membership.
What the bill says
An act to amend the village law, in relation to exempting the village of Williamsville fire department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of its membership.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to exempting the village of Williamsville fire department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of its membership THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 10-1006 of the village law, as amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7. The membership of any volunteer firefighter shall not be continued pursuant to subdivision five of this section, and persons shall not be elected to membership pursuant to subdivision six of this section, if, by so doing, the percentage of such non-resident members in the fire company would exceed forty-five per centum of the actual membership of the fire company, provided however, that the provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the membership of the village of Blasdell volunteer fire department, provided however, that the provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the membership of the village of Delanson volunteer fire company in the village of Delanson, county of Schenectady, provided however, that the provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to membership of the village of Port Dickinson Fire Department, within the village of Port Dickinson, Broome County, …
Sponsors
- Karen McMahon (D, 146) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.322
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.669
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9351
- : REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.282
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (April 27, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (April 27, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (March 4, 2026): 146 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Local Governments Committee: Favorable (February 25, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Village Law
Common questions
- What is A10201?
- A10201 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Exempts the village of Williamsville fire department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of its membership.
- What does A10201 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the village law, in relation to exempting the village of Williamsville fire department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of its membership.
- What is the status of A10201?
- Signed into law as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.322 (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10201?
- Karen McMahon (D, 146).
- Where is the official record for A10201?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10201
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