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A 2079: Relates to youth programs sponsored by fire departments; provides that participants may respond to an emergency or hazardous activity, but shall remain in a designated or marked off area that has been set up by the chief or officer in charge; provides such participant cannot respond to an emergency on a vehicle using lights and/or sirens; provides such participants may not enter a burning structure.
What A 2079 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the general municipal law to regulate participants in youth programs sponsored by fire departments. These programs require advance approval from the fire department's chief or designee for all activities. Participants cannot engage in emergency duties or hazardous activities, but can respond to emergencies in designated areas with set-up lights and sirens. They cannot enter burning structures or be considered active volunteer firefighters. The changes take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2079
- What is the current status of A 2079?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 2079 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to local governments".
- Did A 2079 pass?
- Not yet. A 2079 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2079, and where is it now?
- A 2079 was authored by Asm. Brian Manktelow with 11 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 285 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2079 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW, ANGELINO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, DURSO, HAWLEY, LEMONDES, JENSEN, MILLER, SIMPSON, SMULLEN, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to participants in youth programs sponsored by fire departments The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 204-b of the general municipal 2 law, as added by chapter 386 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 5. All activities of participants in such program shall be approved in 5 advance by the chief, or [his] such chief's designee. [No activities may6include emergency duties in connection with fire department or fire7company operations or any other hazardous activity.] Participants may 8 respond to an emergency or hazardous activity, but shall remain in a 9 designated or marked off area that has been set up by the chief or offi- 10 cer in charge. Such participant cannot respond to an emergency on a 11 vehicle using lights and/or sirens. Furthermore, such participants may 12 not enter a burning structure nor shall participants in a youth program 13 pursuant to this section fall under the definition of active volunteer 14 firefighter as defined in section three of the volunteer firefighters' 15 benefit law. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03679-01-5
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