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A 8276: Amends provisions relating to creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters, in relation to the effectiveness of such provisions.
What A 8276 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to amend the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law to create a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters. This presumption would provide a presumption of causation, allowing firefighters to receive benefits for lung-related disabilities without needing to prove direct causation. The changes would take effect immediately and expire and be repealed by June 30, 2030.
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Last action: signed chap.167 (2025-06-26)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8276
- What is the current status of A 8276?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8276 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on June 26, 2025, was "signed chap.167".
- Did A 8276 pass?
- Yes. A 8276 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action June 26, 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 8276, and where is it now?
- A 8276 was authored by Asm. Dana Levenberg with 5 coauthors.
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| Jun. 26, 2025 | signed chap.167 |
| Jun. 26, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1557 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 8, 2025 · 210 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8276 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend chapter 606 of the laws of 2006 amending the volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating to creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 606 of the laws of 2006 amending the 2 volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating to creating a presumption 3 relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefight- 4 ers, as amended by section 1 of item BB of subpart B of part XXX of 5 chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 7 deemed repealed June 30, [2025] 2030. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08778-01-5
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