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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 500: Relates to the appointment of fire chiefs and assistant chiefs

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

S 500 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the appointment of fire chiefs and assistant chiefs. Primary sponsor: Tony Palumbo (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

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.

Permits the appointment of fire chiefs and assistant chiefs who are employees of a fire district.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony PalumboPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
  2. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sources

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