New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association
Status: Signed into law, October 23, 2026
Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association; provides for eligibility of membership, purpose, powers and duties, organization meeting and by-laws, the control and disposal of funds and property and the precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.
What the bill says
An act in relation to establishing the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association.
From the introduced text, April 20, 2026:
AN ACT in relation to establishing the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS membership. A not-for-profit corporation by the name of "Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association", is hereby created. It shall be composed of such persons eligible to membership therein as hereinafter provided pursuant to the provisions of this act and shall (a) notify the secretary of the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company, a volunteer fire company, in writing prior to the organization meeting hereinafter provided for of the corporation created by this act of their desire to become members, or (b) attend such meeting or an adjournment thereof and signify their intention of becoming members of such corporation at such meeting, or (c) notify the secretary of the corporation hereby created in writing within sixty days after their election of their desire to become members thereof, and also such persons so eligible as may thereafter become members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws. § 2. Persons eligible for membership. All persons who are now, or have been, or hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company, in the county of Erie, and who have acquired or shall hereafter acquire the status of exempt volunteer …
Sponsors
- Patrick Gallivan (R, 60) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.354
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.600
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A11058
- : REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (May 28, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Local Government Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Local Government Committee Vote (May 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Firefighters' Benevolent Association
Common questions
- What is S9968?
- S9968 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association.
- What does S9968 do?
- In its own words: An act in relation to establishing the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association.
- What is the status of S9968?
- Signed into law as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.354 (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9968?
- Patrick Gallivan (R, 60).
- Where is the official record for S9968?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9968
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