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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7908: Creates a service learning program for students serving as active volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers

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 7908 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Creates a service learning program for students serving as active volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers. Primary sponsor: Joe DeStefano (Republican/Conservative). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO 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.

Creates a service learning program for students serving as active volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers; mandates certain features of such program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6 · Republican/Conservative 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe DeStefanoPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Ari BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Brian MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Danny NorberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse16
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118

“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 EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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