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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4679: Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at SUNY and CUNY

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 4679 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at SUNY and CUNY. Primary sponsor: Chris Eachus (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of three academic credits per year, and 6 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris EachusPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Aron WiederCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  2. PRINT NUMBER 4679A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  4. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source