Assembly BillIntroduced
A 3044: Provides that a fire company may elect to include call firefighters within its membership who shall receive a stipend for each call that such firefighter responds to.
What A 3044 does, verified March 4, 2026
The bill allows volunteer fire companies to elect to include call firefighters within their membership. Call firefighters serve at the call of the fire company and receive a stipend for each response. The stipend amount is determined by the fire company and cannot exceed $50 per call or $5,000 annually. Call firefighters must meet the same criteria and requirements as volunteer firefighters and are eligible to participate in the length of service award program. However, they are not entitled to pension or retirement benefits afforded to full-time professional firefighters. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 23, 2025 · 320 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3044 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE, STECK, EACHUS, BUTTENSCHON, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to call fire- fighters 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 201-a to read as follows: 3 § 201-a. Call firefighters. Any volunteer fire company of a county, 4 city, town, village, fire district, fire protection district or any 5 other entity that operates a volunteer fire company, may elect to 6 include within its membership, call firefighters. Such call firefighters 7 shall serve at the call of the fire company, and shall receive a stipend 8 each time such call firefighter responds to a call by such fire company. 9 The amount of such stipend shall be determined by the fire company, but 10 shall not exceed fifty dollars per call or five thousand dollars annual- 11 ly per call firefighter. Call firefighters shall meet all criteria and 12 requirements necessary to be a volunteer firefighter. Candidates for 13 call firefighters shall apply to the fire company in a manner and form 14 to be determined by such fire company. Call firefighters shall in all 15 respects be afforded the status and benefits of volunteer firefighters 16 and shall be eligible to participate in the length of service award 17 program, provided however that call firefighters shall not be entitled 18 to any pension or retirement benefits afforded to full-time professional 19 firefighters. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03682-01-5
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