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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 978: Establishes an authorized absence from work for certain emergency services volunteers

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 978 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes an authorized absence from work for certain emergency services volunteers. Primary sponsor: Joe Angelino (Republican/Conservative/Independence). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LABOR.

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.

Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who is also a volunteer firefighter or an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service when such employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4 · Republican/Conservative 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe AngelinoPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Jodi GiglioCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse2
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Brian MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Angelo MorinelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102

“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 LABOR
  2. REFERRED TO LABOR

Sources

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