New York A 10278: Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association

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A10278 Summary:

BILL NOA10278 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09197

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SPONSORMiller

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Provides for the incorporation of the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association.

Go to top A10278 Actions:

BILL NOA10278 

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02/20/2026referred to local governments

05/27/2026reported referred to ways and means

06/02/2026reported referred to rules

06/03/2026reported 

06/03/2026rules report cal.453

06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.453

06/03/2026substituted by s9197

&nbspS09197 AMEND= GRIFFO

&nbsp02/13/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.901

&nbsp05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/18/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/18/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/18/2026referred to local governments

&nbsp06/03/2026substituted for a10278

&nbsp06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.453

&nbsp06/03/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/03/2026returned to senate

Go to topA10278 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Chair:Solages 
DATE:05/27/2026AYE/NAY:19/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SolagesAyeBrownAye

RamosExcusedFriendAye

WoernerAyeManktelowAye

JacobsonAyeGallahanAye

ClarkAyeSimpsonAye

ConradAyeBeephanAye

RiveraAye

LevenbergAye

ShimskyAye

ShresthaAye

SchiavoniAye

WiederAye

KassayAye

O'PharrowAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/02/2026AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAbsent

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/03/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA10278 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10278 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10278

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments

 AN ACT to incorporate the New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters'
 Benevolent Association and providing for its powers and duties

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

 1 Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A not-for-profit corporation by
 2 the name of "New Hartford Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent
 3 Association" is hereby created. It shall be composed of such persons
 4 eligible to membership therein as hereinafter provided and shall (a)
 5 notify the secretary of the New Hartford Fire Department, a volunteer
 6 fire department, in writing prior to the organization meeting hereinaft-
 7 er provided for of the corporation created by this act of their desire
 8 to become members, or (b) attend such meeting or an adjournment thereof
 9 and signify their intention of becoming members of such corporation at
 10 such meeting, or (c) notify the secretary of the corporation hereby
 11 created in writing within sixty days after their election of their
 12 desire to become members thereof, and also such persons so eligible as
 13 may thereafter become members of such corporation pursuant to its
 14 by-laws.
 15 § 2. Persons eligible for membership. All persons who are now, or have
 16 been, or hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the New Hartford
 17 Fire Department in the county of Oneida, and who have acquired or shall
 18 hereafter acquire the status of exempt volunteer firefighter as defined
 19 in section 200 of the general municipal law by virtue of having rendered
 20 service in the New Hartford Fire Dep