New York S 9347: Relates to a referendum resolution for the dissolution of fire districts

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S09347 Summary:

BILL NOS09347 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10557

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSRWEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §777-a, Gen Muni L

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Provides for local input for the dissolution of a fire district by requiring the governing body of the fire district enact a resolution calling for a referendum on the proposed dissolution by the electors in the fire district.

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BILL NOS09347 

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03/04/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9347

 IN SENATE

 March 4, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to providing
 public input on local fire protection in New York state

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

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 777-a to read as follows:
 3 § 777-a. Referendum resolution for dissolution of fire districts. 1.
 4 If a dissolution plan calls for the dissolution of a fire district, then
 5 contemporaneous with the final approval of the dissolution plan pursuant
 6 to subdivision three of section seven hundred seventy-six of this title,
 7 the governing body of the fire district shall enact a resolution calling
 8 for a referendum on the proposed dissolution by the electors in the fire
 9 district.
 10 2. The resolution calling for the referendum on the proposed dissol-
 11 ution shall:
 12 (a) provide: (i) the name of the fire district to be dissolved; and
 13 (ii) the date for the referendum, in accordance with subdivision one of
 14 section seven hundred eighty of this title;
 15 (b) state the substance of the question to be submitted to the elec-
 16 tors; and
 17 (c) set forth such other matters as may be necessary to call, provide
 18 for and give notice of the referendum and to provide for the conduct
 19 thereof and the canvass of the returns thereupon.
 20 3. The resolution calling for the referendum on the proposed dissol-
 21 ution shall have attached to it the final approved version of the
 22 dissolution plan.
 23 4. A fire district dissolved pursuant to a dissolution plan shall
 24 continue to be governed as before dissolution until the effective date
 25 of the dissolution specified in the dissolution plan; provided, however,
 26 that no dissolution plan for a fire district shall take effect unless
 27 approved by a majority of electors of the fire district at a referendum
 28 called through a resolution.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15084-01-6

 S. 9347 2

 1 5. A referendum on a proposed dissolution of a fire district shall be
 2 placed before the electors in the fire district to be dissolved at a
 3 special election to be held not less than sixty or more than ninety days
 4 after the enactment of a resolution calling for the referendum,
 5 provided, however, that in cases where a town general election falls
 6 within such period, the referendum question may be considered during a
 7 town general election.
 8 6. Notice of the referendum shall be given to the electors of the fire
 9 district to be dissolved by publication in a newspaper having a general
 10 circulation within the boundaries of the entity at least once a week for
 11 four consecutive weeks immediately prior to the referendum. The notice
 12 shall include, but not be limited to:
 13 (a) a summary of the contents of the resolution and dissolution plan
 14 or petition for dissolution, as the case may be;
 15 (b) a statement as to where may be examined copies of the resolution
 16 and dissolution plan or petition for dissolution, as the case may be;
 17 (c) the name of the fire district to be dissolved and a statement
 18 fully describing its territory;
 19 (d) the time and place or places at which the referendum will be held;
 20 and
 21 (e) such other matters as may be necessary to call, provide for and
 22 give no