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A 8275: Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified September 28, 2025

What A 8275 does, verified September 28, 2025

The proposed legislation aims to amend the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law to improve the effectiveness of disability benefits for firefighters. The key points of the bill are as follows: The bill extends the provisions of the existing law, which provides disability benefits for firefighters due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries, until June 30, 2030. This extension ensures that firefighters continue to receive benefits for a longer period. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing the new provisions to be implemented as soon as possible.

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Last action: signed chap.143 (2025-06-18)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8275
What is the current status of A 8275?
As of September 28, 2025, A 8275 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on June 18, 2025, was "signed chap.143".
Did A 8275 pass?
Yes. A 8275 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action June 18, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
Who wrote A 8275, and where is it now?
A 8275 was authored by Asm. Billy Jones with 5 coauthors.
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Coauthors
Jonathan JacobsonDana LevenbergStacey Pheffer AmatoSteven OtisPaula Elaine Kay
Recent actions16 total · showing 5
Jun. 20, 2025signed chap.143
Jun. 18, 2025signed chap.143
Jun. 18, 2025delivered to governor
Jun. 09, 2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun. 09, 2025PASSED SENATE
Full action history, 11 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 8, 2025 · 216 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8275 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY May 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending the volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries, in relation to the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending the 2 volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating to disability due to 3 disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries, as amended by 4 section 1 of item CC of subpart B of part XXX of chapter 58 of the laws 5 of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 6 § 4. The provisions of section two of this act shall remain in full 7 force and effect to and including the thirtieth day of June, [2025] 8 2030. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11982-01-5 
Text of A 8275 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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