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S 4831: Relates to the cost for legal services in connection with any claim arising under the volunteer firefighter's benefit law.
What S 4831 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law to assess the cost of legal services for claims arising under the law. The board of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law will consider a request from a claimant to assess the cost of legal services upon the insurance carrier to whom the claimant has provided notice. If the board determines to assess the cost of legal services, the attorney's fee will be calculated based on the fee application prescribed by the board and commensurate with the services rendered. The changes will take effect on the 120th day after the bill becomes a law.
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 4831
- What is the current status of S 4831?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 4831 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 4831 pass?
- Not yet. S 4831 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4831, and where is it now?
- S 4831 was authored by Sen. Chris Ryan with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 292 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4831 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation to the cost for legal services in connection with any claim arising under such law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 47 of the volunteer firefighters' benefit law is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 § 47. Costs and fees. The provisions of section twenty-four of the 4 [workmen's] workers' compensation law shall be applicable as fully as if 5 set forth in this chapter, except that the board shall consider a 6 request from a claimant who has filed a claim to assess the cost for 7 legal services in connection with any claim arising under this chapter 8 upon the insurance carrier to whom the claimant has provided notice, 9 provided, however, that when a determination is made by the board to 10 assess the cost for legal services in connection with any claim arising 11 under this chapter upon the insurance carrier who the claimant has 12 provided notice, the attorney's fee shall be for the total amount calcu- 13 lated on the fee application prescribed by the board and commensurate 14 with the services rendered. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 16 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01296-01-5
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