New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
S 10597: Provides pay per call and paid on call stipends for volunteer firefighters and travel expense reimbursement for call response
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
S 10597 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides pay per call and paid on call stipends for volunteer firefighters and travel expense reimbursement for call response. Primary sponsor: Monica Martinez (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2026): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Allows an authority having jurisdiction over a volunteer fire department or fire company in a county, city, town, village, fire district, or fire protection district to provide volunteer firefighters with a stipend of a nominal fee for responses to calls and for certain standby services; includes volunteer firefighters within the labor law definition of "employee" of a federal, state or municipal government of political subdivision thereof; establishes the volunteer fire service nominal compensation assistance fund.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Martinez | Primary sponsor | Democratic/Working Families | Senate | 4 |
| Patrick Gallivan | Co-sponsor | Republican/Conservative | Senate | 60 |
| James Skoufis | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 42 |
| Bill Weber | Co-sponsor | Republican/Conservative | Senate | 38 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT