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S 3529: Relates to volunteer members of village fire companies.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 3529 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to amend the Village Law to protect volunteer members of village fire companies. The amendment prohibits the village board of trustees from adopting local laws that change, amend, or supersede section 10-1006 of the Village Law, except for a specific provision. This means that the village board can only make changes to this section under certain circumstances. The changes will take effect immediately.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3529
What is the current status of S 3529?
As of January 8, 2026, S 3529 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 GOVERNMENT".
Did S 3529 pass?
Not yet. S 3529 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 3529, and where is it now?
S 3529 was authored by Sen. Robert Ortt with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Jan. 28, 2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 153 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3529 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to volunteer members of village fire companies The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 10-1006 of the village law is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 14. A village board of trustees may not adopt a local law changing, 4 amending or superseding this section, except for subdivision seven of 5 this section. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04604-01-5 
Text of S 3529 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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