New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11297: Exempts the Liverpool Fire Department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership
Status: Signed into law, October 23, 2026
Exempts the Liverpool Fire Department within the town of Salina, Onondaga county, from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership.
What the bill says
An act to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to exempting the Liverpool Fire Department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed 45 percent of the membership.
From the introduced text, May 11, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to exempting the Liverpool Fire Department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed 45 percent of the membership THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (c) of section 1402 of the not-for-profit corporation law, as amended by chapter 369 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as follows: (3) In towns outside of villages and fire districts, the consent of a majority of the members of the town board to the formation of a fire corporation shall constitute an appointment of the persons named in the certificate of incorporation as town firefighters. Thereafter, other eligible persons may be elected as members pursuant to the by-laws of the fire corporation, but the election of a member must be approved by the town board of each town which consented to the formation of the fire corporation. Such a person shall be a resident of the territory specified in the certificate of incorporation or of territory outside such boundaries which is afforded fire protection by the fire corporation pursuant to a contract for fire protection under which a cash consideration is received by the corporation or for which negotiations …
Sponsors
- Pamela Hunter (D, 128) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.327
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1682
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S10337
- : REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.283
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 3, 2026): 60 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 3, 2026): 60 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 29, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (May 29, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (May 29, 2026): 127 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Local Governments Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (May 18, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Common questions
- What is A11297?
- A11297 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Exempts the Liverpool Fire Department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership.
- What does A11297 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to exempting the Liverpool Fire Department from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed 45 percent of the membership.
- What is the status of A11297?
- Signed into law as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.327 (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11297?
- Pamela Hunter (D, 128).
- Where is the official record for A11297?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11297
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