New York S 906: Makes permanent provisions creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters

Status: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 906

Sponsors: Pete Harckham, Alexis Weik, Christopher Ryan, Jake Ashby, Lea Webb, Mario Mattera, Monica Martinez, Rachel May, Robert Jackson, Robert Rolison, Steve Rhoads, William Weber

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S00906 Summary:

BILL NOS00906 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04477

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRASHBY, JACKSON, MARTINEZ, MATTERA, MAY, RHOADS, ROLISON, RYAN C, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2, Chap 606 of 2006

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Makes permanent provisions creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters.

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BILL NOS00906 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 906

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, ASHBY, MARTINEZ, MAY, RHOADS, ROLISON,
 WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend chapter 606 of the laws of 2006, amending the volunteer
 firefighters' benefit law, relating to creating a presumption relating
 to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters, in
 relation to making such provisions permanent

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 606 of the laws of 2006, amending the
 2 volunteer firefighters' benefit law, relating to creating a presumption
 3 relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefight-
 4 ers, as amended by section 1 of item BB of subpart B of part XXX of
 5 chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire and be
 7 deemed repealed June 30, 2025].
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00387-01-5

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